[Marine_Uncle]

"If Mattis takes it, that would be great. He ain’t no perfumed prince, that is a fact."
You must be kidding me! Prove me wrong. Where was he for the Marines in the Haditha case? Think very carefully before you respond. And that is just one example.

[Soothesayer9]

"Think very carefully before you respond."

Think very carefully about who you're asking to "think very carefully". LOL

[tarheelswamprat]

There is extensive coverage, documentation and analysis of the Haditha trials in the Free Republic archives, including a great deal from Freepers who were actually on the scene in the courtroom, some with extensive contacts within the cast of players, so to speak.

When Mattis was assigned as presiding officer it was viewed throughout the ranks as a good sign because of his reputation for fairness and honor. That is what made his betrayal so shocking.

I will add one further comment. Several months ago I said in another thread that both Petraeus and McChrystal needed to bail from their positions in Afghanistan because Obama was setting them up as fall guys and scapegoats for a deliberately sabotaged and doomed policy there.

The same goes for Mattis - if he’s so blinded by his career ambition that he takes this job he’s a fool who deserves the humiliation history will accord him for “losing”. Unfortunately, our military personnel who will have to die while this debacle plays out don’t deserve it.