William McRaven says America is 'under attack' by Trump — here's what else the retired Navy SEAL admiral has to say about the president

Ed.'s note: McRaven apparently doesn't like the way President Trump has been "attacking the media." Well of course President Trump is attacking the media. The media are extended offices of the intelligence agencies including military intelligence. Notice it's always when corporate military generals who have the priorities mixed up retire do they start their rants against sitting presidents. Remember, it was McRaven serving under Obama who led an attack (Operation Neptune Star) that killed a phoney Osama bin Laden who "had a stash of pornographic videos in his hideout" on May 2, 2011.

After the phoney raid, 22 SEALs who participated in it, went down in a Chinook helicopter crash on August 6, 2011. McRaven spent his entire career in the covert world. McRaven can drone on all he wants about "Trump risking the republic," but it won't wash. Where has this phoney war on terrorism gotten America today? The US is being booted out of every country in the Middle east. Some quotes are worth repeating:

"Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy." ― Henry Kissinger

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Source: Business Insider

McRaven, then head of US Special Operations Command, speaks to members of Special Operations Task Force-Southeast in Camp McCloskey, Logar province, Afghanistan, November 28, 2013.
US Army photo by Sgt. Jared Gehmann

Retired US Navy Adm. William McRaven delivered his fiercest criticism yet of President Donald Trump in a New York Times opinion column on Thursday.
Here are a few of the criticisms McRaven has already leveled against Trump.
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Retired US Navy Adm. William McRaven, former head of Special Operations Command, delivered his fiercest criticism of President Donald Trump yet in a column in The New York Times on Thursday.

McRaven's 36-year military career was marked by several high-profile accomplishments, including his leadership role in Operation Neptune Spear, targeting al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, in 2011.

He retired from the Navy in 2014 and became the chancellor of the University of Texas system in 2015. Two years later, he said he would leave that job, citing health concerns.

McRaven has written several bestselling books about leadership, including "Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life ... And Maybe the World" and "Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations."

McRaven has taken issue with Trump's policies and demeanor throughout his presidency, writing several striking opinion columns and criticizing him in interviews. While it is not uncommon for retired senior officers to speak for or against a sitting president, McRaven's comments have attracted significant attention due to his seniority and service.

Trump has responded by denigrating McRaven's military service and accusing him of being politically biased, calling the retired admiral a "Hillary Clinton fan" and an "Obama backer" during a Fox News interview in November.

"Wouldn't it have been nice if we got Osama bin Laden a lot sooner than that? Wouldn't it have been nice?" Trump said.

McRaven has said he "did not back Hillary Clinton or anyone else" during the 2016 presidential election and denied reports he was on the short list to be Clinton's vice presidential running mate.

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