so much for draining the swamp

[JustWinBaby]

(11-15-2016, 10:32 PM)Dill Wrote: And why ever do you say "career staffers have and will continue to dictate foreign policy"?

Because it's obvious from what Obama said himself - it's different when you're actually sitting in the chair (his response to a question when asked why he had gone back on or hadn't followed thru on some campaign promises).

And from a practical standpoint, you can't have effective foreign policy if you're having major shifts every 4-8 years.  Career staffers have decades studying their field of expertise - there's no way any POTUS is going to have 1/10th the native knowledge.