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At the Pentagon, theories abound as to why H.R. McMaster didn’t get a fourth star

By Jamie McIntyre
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At the Pentagon, theories abound as to why H.R. McMaster didn’t get a fourth star

This story was updated at 9:53 a.m. on March 24, 2018.

As the news leaked last week that Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster would soon be replaced as President Trump’s national security adviser, speculation swirled about whether the storied military officer would be given a four-star command somewhere, a soft-landing after a hard run at the White House.

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