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This is a good read on Mattis. -- (edited)

Posted by ML (aka Iadodger) Dec 2 '16, 06:10

“There is one way to have a short but exciting conversation with me,” he continued, “and that is to move too slow. Gentlemen, this is not a marathon, this is a sprint. In about a month, I am going to go forward of our Marines up to the border between Iraq and Kuwait. And when I get there, one of two things is going to happen. Either the commander of the Fifty-First Mechanized Division is going to surrender his army in the field to me, or he and all his guys are going to die.”

I Served With James Mattis. Here’s What I Learned From Him (thefederalist.com)

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The short version I heard is he couldn't get along with Obama because of his views on Iran. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 2, 06:16 1
- There's added value in that he won't take shit from Flynn. The NSC's ascendance is going to get rebalanced, which is much needed. -- nm - ML Dec 2, 06:18
What I read yesterday made me worried he'll be suggesting we get into many more fights. Hawk to the tenth degree. - Krusty Dec 2, 06:16 1
- He led Trump away from war crimes already. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 07:03
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- Related, I've seen the former Secretary of War office in the OEB, it's beautiful. -- nm - MDH Dec 2, 06:30
- That's in my IM. -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 06:16

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