No more Mattis soon.

[Throttlehead]

You are a lost cause

See ya!

 

[SBJJ]

Wouldn't the assassination of Assad piss off Putin though?

This is all so very confusing

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Mattis, with his bs letter, is full of shit.
when trump asks him to bomb kindergardens in the middle east - sir yes sir
when trump ask for troop withdrawal from unwinnable clusterfucks - how dare you, this is against my principles.

go eat dicks in hell, mattis.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Mattis, with his bs letter, is full of shit.
when trump asks him to bomb kindergardens in the middle east - sir yes sir
when trump ask for troop withdrawal from unwinnable clusterfucks - how dare you, this is against my principles.

go eat dicks in hell, mattis.

Solid reasoning.

If Trump told you he wanted fuck your wife, would you let him?
Serious question

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Solid reasoning.

If Trump told you he wanted fuck your wife, would you let him?
Serious question

get well soon.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Well, it's been nice knowing(most of)you guys. See you again after WWIII is finished - last one to Hell gets the beers in!

 

[panamaican]

Perhaps he might want to care less about his perceived credibility (if such is the case) and more about the US as a whole. And as I see it, this move doesn't really do his credibility any favors anyway, except if you're in the Trump detractor crowd and somehow see this as a way in which to further bag on the POTUS.

Either you think this resignation is good for the US, or you don't. Which is it?

I don't know.

When Mattis was announced for this position, the people with more experience than me (left and right) said this was a great appointment because of Mattis' skills, knowledge and character.

When Mattis announced his resignation, he made clear it's because the administration is taking a very different approach to our alliances than he thinks we should and he can't be a part of that. A man praised for his skills, knowledge and character thinks we're taking the wrong direction.

On one hand, it's good for the Sec. of Defense to align with the WH on foreign policy direction. On the other hand it's extremely bad when the person who was considered extremely credible for the position says the administration is taking the wrong direction to such a degree that he can't continue to participate.

People need to stop shifting things into "bagging on the POTUS" vs. "not bagging on the POTUS". Sometimes people are doing a bad job. Blindly defending them is just as bad as blindly attacking them. Once you get past the rhetoric, you have to start measuring what is actually being done.

You can agree with reducing illegal immigration and still have a problem with unconstitutional means of doing so. You can think taxes are too high and still have a problem with ballooning the deficit to pay for tax cuts. You can think border security is a good idea and still think $5B for a wall is a waste and that a wall is not a good reason for a government shutdown.

Good intentions mixed with bad implementation is still a shitty job.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

get well soon.

Yes? No?
Are you similarly closed -minded about your political stances?
That answer is obviously yes.
How would you feel if Trump decided millions should be spent on a "Donald Trump is Great" museum with taxpayer money?
Wing after wing of giant statues of Trump?

Would you be surprised if he proposed it?

 

[Unknown Pleasures]

Wrong. Same was said by TYT.

Bang on if you ask me.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Yes? No?
Are you similarly closed -minded about your political stances?
That answer is obviously yes.
How would you feel if Trump decided millions should be spent on a "Donald Trump is Great" museum with taxpayer money?
Wing after wing of giant statues of Trump?

Would you be surprised if he proposed it?

get well soon.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

get well soon.

I'm doing well, I've got a one horse open sleigh

 

[Gambit MMA]

mattis is experienced and very respected, but i disagree with him on quite a few issues. i hope whoever comes in can fill the job successfully

on top of that, military generalship in recent times has slipped and fallen off a cliff tremendously. maybe not due to the fact that the generals are incompetent and cant get the job done successfully, but probably because the institutions are just so bureaucratic and corrupted.

 

[TheGreatA]

Wouldn't the assassination of Assad piss off Putin though?

This is all so very confusing

Secretly he'd probably love it because it would disintegrate America's "moral position" over Russia. His own assassinations of spies/journalists etc. would pale in comparison to America assassinating the head of a state. He would use that occasion as fodder for anti-American propaganda, forever.

 

[machidafan99]

Deep state and war mongers more exposed than ever.

Great to have an outsider in the White House.

 

[phipps66]

Seems like to me he doesn't like the administrations infatuation with Russia. Basically he knows what he's talking about, and Trump is winging his foreign policy.

"My views on treating allies with respect and also being clear-eyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held and informed by over four decades of immersion in these issues. We must do everything possible to advance an international order that is most conducive to our security, prosperity and values, and we are strengthened in this effort by the solidarity of our alliances.

Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, I believe it is right for me to step down from my position."

 

[Strychnine]

Lol what a lie.

3 minutes and 36 seconds of your life bud. I know, I know, it's not from Fox "News", so it's all fake.

<puh-lease75>

 

[VivaRevolution]

 

[VivaRevolution]

mattis is experienced and very respected, but i disagree with him on quite a few issues. i hope whoever comes in can fill the job successfully

on top of that, military generalship in recent times has slipped and fallen off a cliff tremendously. maybe not due to the fact that the generals are incompetent and cant get the job done successfully, but probably because the institutions are just so bureaucratic and corrupted.

I think the problem is in thinking generals should shape geo-political policy.

They are experts of military tactics, not political scientists.

 

[JDragon]

I think the problem is in thinking generals should shape geo-political policy.

They are experts of military tactics, not political scientists.

...but a business man turned reality TV star should?

 

[VivaRevolution]

...but a business man turned reality TV star should?

I think the democratically elected commander and chief should, yes.