Posted on 12/02/2016 3:55:38 AM PST by RoosterRedux
For General Mattis, the position of Secretary of Defense wouldn’t be just another inside-the-Beltway badge to add to his resume. The greatest danger would be that he would prove too honest for D.C.
Yet another quality Mattis would bring to the office—a vital one—is that he’s a superb listener (yet another rare quality in Washington). He’s not quick to speak, but when he finally does have his say, his words show command of the subject under discussion. And he uses words with the same economy as a rifleman uses bullets: no wasted rounds.
As a member of the Hoover Institution’s Military History Working Group, he’d listen to the rest of us blather on for hours before saying a word. Then he would succinctly, politely and irrefutably explain why we had no idea what we were talking about.
What would the nation get with General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense? Integrity. Deep knowledge. Courage, both moral and physical. Humility. Decency. Vision. A steely sense of duty. Fiscal responsibility. A natural leader of men.
In short, character.
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Don’t question Ralph’s endorsement, rather welcome him back into the fold of sanity.
You don’t let a traitorous jerk back into an outhouse — let alone “the fold of sanity.”
Even a boob gets it right on occasion.
Thanks for the ping. I agree that he is a good choice for SecDef.
Countertenor Ralph Peters — his voice is higher than Hillary’s — now wants to get back in the good graces of decent Americans. Make him work for it, people.
Quite right. In 2015, many Armenian-Americans participated in commemorative activities, and an effort to get Turkey to admit wrongdoing, if I recall correctly.
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