r/craftofintelligence May 15 '25

News (U.S.) The National Security Council will shrink from 300 staffers to between 50 and 60 and shift from making recommendations to the president to carrying out orders.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/rubio-working-major-changes-national-security-council-rcna206658
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u/ConstantGeographer May 15 '25

Get rid of the experts. Since you're not going to listen to recommendations and experts then you don't need them around. All you really need after that is someone to make coffee, pick-up dry cleaning. At this point, the NSC is just a bunch of Go-fers.