Posted on 09/01/2019 9:26:56 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Now anyone can argue that Trump never pulled "ALL" the troops out of Syria and that is true but that final decision came after Gen. Mattis resigned.
There has been nothing Mattis has ever said that maligns President Trump..........
Considering what happened to General Flynn, General Mattis made a wise decision.......
I did question it, but not here. Mattis’ involvement in Theranos was enough to disqualify him in my opinion.
Agree. I always found it odd that a Marine general would have such a fascination with silicon valley. They only possible explanation is $$$$.
I will bet my house he won’t get one question about Theranos on this press “blitz.” The media will fawn over him, use him as a anti-Trump prop and try to get him to disparage POTUS in whatever way they can.
Political executive hires
Not something he’s known for
He’s known as a hands on boss
Hard to do as POTUS
Mattis hasn’t “vilified” “backstabbed” or “undermined” Trump, as this paragraph conveniently included in the article makes clear:
Mattis’ refusal to weigh in on Trump directly is one of the aspects of his military background he has maintained even after leaving office. This devoir de reserve, as Mattis put it, “the duty of silence” when you leave an administration, has frustrated his critics who say he should speak out. But then that wouldn’t serve “The Resistance.”
He stabbed POTUS in the back with his resignation letter. It’s patently obvious here what he is doing cashing in on this suggestively titled book deal. It could have waited until after the election, of course.
Mattis recognized ISIS as a threat and opposed Trumps then total withdrawal of troops from Syria, an ally. That's why he resigned........
I refer you to the Greenville, NC speech Trump gave. Where he spoke to generals on the ground over there, not behind a desk.
https://www.rev.com/blog/donald-trump-maga-event-speech-transcript-north-carolina-rally go to 01:20:14 mark
The following statement pretty much confirms what I said doesn't it?:
We defeated ISIS, the Caliphate in Syria, we're bringing our soldiers back home
But we haven't really brought them all home, have we?
Thanks for the link.......
A question mark after the back stabbing Preibus. I protest your question mark, and raise it with an exclamation mark.
"5. Preibus !"
Not meaning to FLAME you, but come on Preibus, their is no doubt.
Not to worry. I just needed someone to remind me for sure about him.
Read his WSJ interview in which he indirectly blames Trump for his resignation, saying that US policy was undermining allies, which forced him to resign.
I read the article twice and am more convinced on second read that he’s a political tool. An effective general, sure, but politically ignorant.
“He stabbed POTUS in the back with his resignation letter. It’s patently obvious here what he is doing cashing in on this suggestively titled book deal. It could have waited until after the election, of course.”
Mattis said nothing critical of Trump in his resignation letter. That’s why you clowns don’t quote it. There is nothing in it for you to quote.
And Trump bashers in the press are disappointed with Mattis precisely because he doesn’t criticize Trump in his book, despite your hysteria over the title. But then they’ve read more than just the title before spouting off.
It confirms my point. The generals in the field got it done, when the generals behind the desks said it would take two years. Hence, additional funding for war. You don’t tell President Trump something erroneous when he wants to get it done.
Mattis says he resigned because he doesn’t agree with Trump’s policy. And he feels that Trump deserves a Sec Def who is in agreement with what Trump wants done.
To anyone outside the kook show that we sometimes have around here that’s a desirable act in a Cabinet officer who disagrees with the boss. A pity more of them don’t quit instead of sticking around without enthusiasm.
Mattis gave a very limited number of public speeches as a private citizen after retiring from the Marine Corps and before becoming Sec Def. In them it is obvious that he has a very personal as well as professional relationship with the leaders of Gulf allies who fought alongside us in Iraq. Jordan. UAE. Maybe Kurds. He probably puts their interests on par with our own. If Trump’s desired policy conflicts with Mattis’ personal relationships then it’s better that he quit.
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“He stabbed POTUS in the back with his resignation letter. It’s patently obvious here what he is doing cashing in on this suggestively titled book deal. It could have waited until after the election, of course.”
Mattis said nothing critical of Trump in his resignation letter. That’s why you clowns don’t quote it. There is nothing in it for you to quote.
And Trump bashers in the press are disappointed with Mattis precisely because he doesn’t criticize Trump in his book, despite your hysteria over the title. But then they’ve read more than just the title before spouting off.
Never Trumpers are certainly not disappointed in Mattis. He’s allowing them to use his book to rehash and dredge up old news on POTUS.
“Call Sign Chaos” is not a suggestive book title at all. It’s practically ripped from the Democrat Party play book. Yet Mattis agreed to it.
Mattis is obviously trying to play both sides in this game. As I am sure you are aware Marines have a long history of doing this to preserve the influence of the Corps.
Just admit Mattis can do no wrong in your eyes because he is a Marine. Then we can agree to a disagree on this.
Read his WSJ interview in which he indirectly blames Trump for his resignation, saying that US policy was undermining allies, which forced him to resign.
I read the article twice and am more convinced on second read that he’s a political tool. An effective general, sure, but politically ignorant.
I agree. The WSJ piece was filled with thinly veiled shots at POTUS.
Where was Mattis’s concern for NATO “allies” when Germany could not deploy a single sub because the largest economy in Europe was too cheap to pay for spares? POTUS desperately wants to reform NATO. The EU and the military-industrial complex are fighting him too and nail on that.
Mattis is not politically ignorant at all. Marine Generals have a long history of being political. In large part because they are the smallest military service and traditionally have had to fight for every scrap of appropriations. And I will guarantee you the vast majority of folks defending Mattis vigorously also have a connection to the USMC. He’ll never do anything wrong in their eyes. Including stuffing his pockets with Theranos scam money.
“He felt as a Marine, when he was asked to serve the country there was no question he was going to serve. Period.”
Apparently he felt just as strongly when Amazon called for him to serve, too.
Now we dont know if his loyalty was to this country and its President or to Jeff Bezos.
Maybe he is OK with that ambiguity.
It really is disheartening to see how comfortable the military brass was with 8 years of Obama’s destruction of our military compared to how they fight Trump tooth and nail on seemingly everything.
Like most things....they dont make em like they used too.
My experience of commanding generals from division units and higher.They are not use to being told no. They have a history of making policy and enforcing it.If given an order they will follow it. If you tell them to devise a plan, they will and follow through. But, if you ask them an opinion, they believe theirs is the only one valid because they are use to doing just that. They do not like others opinions. They feel that they must have total control and if they don’t, they will go elsewhere. They are use to being “god” in their own little domain, they will not tolerate being a foot soldier.
I think PDJT has finally figured that out.
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