{"id":3319,"date":"2023-02-22T10:39:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T15:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=3319"},"modified":"2023-02-22T10:39:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T15:39:21","slug":"former-trump-national-security-advisor-sounds-alarm-bell-over-foreign-policy-disasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/opinion\/former-trump-national-security-advisor-sounds-alarm-bell-over-foreign-policy-disasters\/mattwhitaker\/2023\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Trump National Security Advisor Sounds Alarm Bell Over Foreign Policy Disasters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amb. Robert C. O\u2019Brien, the Former Trump National Security Advisor, joins Liberty &amp; Justice to discuss the Brittney Griner prisoner swap, the current state of global affairs and the Ukraine war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rumble-com wp-block-embed-rumble-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Amb. Robert C. O\u2019Brien, Former Trump National Security Advisor, joins Liberty &amp; Justice Episode 44.\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v1yty1k\/#?secret=gRRNoxQ5M6\" data-secret=\"gRRNoxQ5M6\" width=\"1136\" height=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/whitaker.tv\/podcasts\/liberty-justice-episode-44-with-amb-robert-c-obrien-former-trump-national-security-advisor\">Matt Whitaker<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-founder and chairman of American Global Strategies LLC. He was the 27th United States National Security Advisor from 2019 \u2013 2021. O\u2019Brien served as the President\u2019s principal advisor all aspects of American foreign policy and national security affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Brien brought a renewed focus to defense and industrial base issues to the NSC. A long-time advocate of a sea power and a 355 ship Navy, O\u2019Brien visited leading shipyards during his tenure. He also spent time at defense plants and with our troops at bases around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During O\u2019Brien\u2019s time as National Security Advisor, the United States orchestrated the historic Abraham Accords in the Middle East, brokered economic normalization between Serbia and Kosovo, achieved significant defense spending increases among our NATO allies and increased cooperation with America\u2019s allies across the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to serving as NSA, O\u2019Brien was the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs with the personal rank of Ambassador. He was directly involved in the return of over 25 detainees and hostages to the United States. O\u2019Brien previously served as Co-Chairman of the U.S. Department of State Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan under both Secretaries of State Rice and Clinton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Brien was also a presidentially-appointed member of the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee from 2008-2011. In 2005, O\u2019Brien was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as a U.S. Representative to the 60th session of the UN General Assembly. Earlier in his career, O\u2019Brien served as a Senior Legal Officer for the UN Security Council commission that decided claims against Iraq arising out of the first Gulf War. He was a Major in the Judge Advocate General\u2019s Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of Great America News Desk.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amb. Robert C. 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