President Trump's reported sidelining of his national security adviser, in addition to being highly unusual, could also pose serious risks to US national security, writes Samantha Vinograd for CNNOpinion
Samantha Vinograd is a CNN national security analyst. She served on President Barack Obama's National Security Council from 2009 to 2013 and at the Treasury Department under President George W. Bush. Follow her @sam_vinograd. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion articles on CNN.
Historically, our country's national security decisions have been made after careful deliberation. Past presidents have relied heavily on their national security advisers to coordinate those critical discussions among members of their National Security Council and then advise on the full range of options.
Sam VinogradAfghanistan has been no exception. President Donald Trump's predecessors have weighed how to size our civilian and military presence, how to coordinate with allies and how heavily to invest in a diplomatic track, after consulting with their national security advisers.Trump, however, has taken a dangerously different tack.
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