Really, Dr Sol Stern.  Maybe you should study people before you impugn their character.  If Baptists were in the process of making saints, Sol Stern would be one!  I get it, the story is about the standard and agreement to manage risk of conflict.  But if McMaster and the committee believed Sol's input was of such value that it out weighed the conflict and the burden of managing the conflict, then he must have been bringing some significant expertise.  (to avoid any conflict, Sol is my Doctor and my client)