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Mattis is trying to repair the damage Trump is doing
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:43 pm
"Since taking office, President Trump has announced an “America First” policy, formally pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, painted a bleak picture of America, delivered a campaign-style inaugural address and embarked on a series of showy but unnecessary and expensive immigration initiatives.
Meanwhile, Defense Secretary James Mattis has:
Publicly embraced the intelligence community (which Trump has publicly ridiculed and feuded with).
Praised NATO and reached out to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg “to reconnect and discuss the key role NATO plays in transatlantic security. The secretary, who previously served as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, wanted to place the call on his first full day in office to reinforce the importance he places on the alliance. The two leaders discussed the importance of our shared values, and the secretary emphasized that when looking for allies to help defend these values, the United States always starts with Europe.”
Scheduled a trip to visit badly shaken allies in Asia. (“Secretary of Defense James Mattis will embark on his first trip as secretary Feb. 1-4 to meet with his counterparts from two critical allies, Japan and the Republic of Korea. The four day trip will include stops in Seoul and Tokyo. … The trip will underscore the commitment of the United States to our enduring alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and further strengthen U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea security cooperation.”)
Delivered a moving and unifying speech to his department.
Speaking in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (which occurred before he took office), he told the Pentagon civilian and military employees on Wednesday:
We’ve experienced the coequal commitment — didn’t matter what rank you were, didn’t matter if you’re civilian or military — a coequal commitment across this department to the mission. And it’s a mission that calls for all hands to strive together and to fight together and to look out for one another.
Today, we observe the legacy of a man up here on the board behind me — a man who has called upon Americans many times to strive together and to fight together and to do their duty in the long struggle for equality and civil rights. In our nation’s history, our military has often served as an example to the American people of unity and strength, of how a diverse group of people can be motivated even under austere or grim conditions of the battlefield, to come together as equals.
He then took the DOD employees on a short history tour, recounting Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s 1805 journey aided by an African American slave and Sacajawea. He recalled, “They returned east to report back to their commander-in-chief, President Thomas Jefferson. They accomplished their mission to find the best route to the Pacific, and it was an all-hands effort.”
At a time of great polarization in the country, with the most instantaneously unpopular and divisive president in recent memory, Mattis stressed unity of purpose.
“Military service in America is a touchstone for American patriots of all races, genders, creeds. The men and women of the Department of Defense, military and civilian, reflect the diverse and selfless character of our national defense and have done so long before our nation had reached the level it has reached today in terms of civil rights.” This is far from the Trumpian gimmick of decreeing a day of patriotism. This is the real deal — selfless sacrifice, given freely for fellow Americans.
While the president fans the flames of intolerance, Mattis tells the military and civilian employees to be an example to the rest of the country. (“Our armed forces are stronger today because of the perseverance of Dr. King and so many others in this country who have fought for civil rights and equality for all. And we can trace our department’s roots back to an Army patrol in 1805 when we listened to our better angels, and on this day of action, we are inspired to continue being a model for our nation.”)
We hope the White House is listening and watching. Mattis is the only one in the administration so far to act, well, presidential and responsible. He knows we need allies. He knows the intelligence community is vital to our security. And he knows American values must be reinforced and celebrated. He knows our diversity is an asset, not a threat. Too bad Trump doesn’t get any of this."
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frick the WaPo. Get some, General Mattis!
Meanwhile, Defense Secretary James Mattis has:
Publicly embraced the intelligence community (which Trump has publicly ridiculed and feuded with).
Praised NATO and reached out to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg “to reconnect and discuss the key role NATO plays in transatlantic security. The secretary, who previously served as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, wanted to place the call on his first full day in office to reinforce the importance he places on the alliance. The two leaders discussed the importance of our shared values, and the secretary emphasized that when looking for allies to help defend these values, the United States always starts with Europe.”
Scheduled a trip to visit badly shaken allies in Asia. (“Secretary of Defense James Mattis will embark on his first trip as secretary Feb. 1-4 to meet with his counterparts from two critical allies, Japan and the Republic of Korea. The four day trip will include stops in Seoul and Tokyo. … The trip will underscore the commitment of the United States to our enduring alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and further strengthen U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea security cooperation.”)
Delivered a moving and unifying speech to his department.
Speaking in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (which occurred before he took office), he told the Pentagon civilian and military employees on Wednesday:
We’ve experienced the coequal commitment — didn’t matter what rank you were, didn’t matter if you’re civilian or military — a coequal commitment across this department to the mission. And it’s a mission that calls for all hands to strive together and to fight together and to look out for one another.
Today, we observe the legacy of a man up here on the board behind me — a man who has called upon Americans many times to strive together and to fight together and to do their duty in the long struggle for equality and civil rights. In our nation’s history, our military has often served as an example to the American people of unity and strength, of how a diverse group of people can be motivated even under austere or grim conditions of the battlefield, to come together as equals.
He then took the DOD employees on a short history tour, recounting Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s 1805 journey aided by an African American slave and Sacajawea. He recalled, “They returned east to report back to their commander-in-chief, President Thomas Jefferson. They accomplished their mission to find the best route to the Pacific, and it was an all-hands effort.”
At a time of great polarization in the country, with the most instantaneously unpopular and divisive president in recent memory, Mattis stressed unity of purpose.
“Military service in America is a touchstone for American patriots of all races, genders, creeds. The men and women of the Department of Defense, military and civilian, reflect the diverse and selfless character of our national defense and have done so long before our nation had reached the level it has reached today in terms of civil rights.” This is far from the Trumpian gimmick of decreeing a day of patriotism. This is the real deal — selfless sacrifice, given freely for fellow Americans.
While the president fans the flames of intolerance, Mattis tells the military and civilian employees to be an example to the rest of the country. (“Our armed forces are stronger today because of the perseverance of Dr. King and so many others in this country who have fought for civil rights and equality for all. And we can trace our department’s roots back to an Army patrol in 1805 when we listened to our better angels, and on this day of action, we are inspired to continue being a model for our nation.”)
We hope the White House is listening and watching. Mattis is the only one in the administration so far to act, well, presidential and responsible. He knows we need allies. He knows the intelligence community is vital to our security. And he knows American values must be reinforced and celebrated. He knows our diversity is an asset, not a threat. Too bad Trump doesn’t get any of this."
LINK
frick the WaPo. Get some, General Mattis!
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:44 pm to WhiskeyPapa
President Mattis follows President Ash Carter
no surprise
no surprise
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:45 pm to StarSaint
quote:
Don't care.
Don't think.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:46 pm to WhiskeyPapa
There's a good cop and bad cop dynamic going on here.
Question is which is which for Trump and Mattis?
Question is which is which for Trump and Mattis?
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:47 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Great minds think alike.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:47 pm to StarSaint
quote:fricking this.
WaPo
Don't care.
WaPo isn't even good enough for toilet paper. Worst paper in the country followed closely by the NYT.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:49 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:
Good Cop Bad Cop
Don't even bother trying to explain it to these lefties. They don't understand negotiation tactics AT ALL.
This post was edited on 1/26/17 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:50 pm to bhtigerfan
quote:
quote: WaPo
Don't care.
fricking this.
WaPo isn't even good enough for toilet paper. Worst paper in the country followed closely by the NYT.
Why don't you take the electrons I stirred up to post this article and wipe your arse with them.
The bulk of the article is a recounting of what General Mattis is doing. Only a pea wit would care about the source. Stop salivating like Pavlov's dog.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:54 pm to WhiskeyPapa
quote:
Why don't you take the electrons I stirred up
Did you mean neurons?
Posted on 1/26/17 at 3:05 pm to WhiskeyPapa
quote:
Why don't you take the electrons I stirred up to post this article and wipe your arse with them.
Liberals denying science again.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 3:26 pm to homesicktiger
quote:
Why don't you take the electrons I stirred up
Did you mean neurons?
No I didn't Einstein.
"The answer is the Internet runs on electrons. That's how the information is stored. And electrons are very, small. But they do have mass. Einstein taught us that. So it's possible to take all the energy (E) powering the internet and, using Einstein's equation, (E=mc2) turn that energy into something we can weigh.
And it turns out a lot of energy doesn't weigh very much. [See my footnote for the mathematical details.] Consider, for example, an email message.
How Much Does An Email Weigh?
Make it an ordinary email (50 kb) like the one you wrote to a friend today. According to a new video from vsauce making the rounds, to store a typical email takes about 8 billion electrons."
LINK
Posted on 1/26/17 at 3:30 pm to WhiskeyPapa
Good cop bad cop.
Next issue please. Are you too stupid to realize the reason other countries hate trumps moves is because it doesn't benefit them? If it helped them, they would be praising him.
frick those countries/people....it's about US now.
Next issue please. Are you too stupid to realize the reason other countries hate trumps moves is because it doesn't benefit them? If it helped them, they would be praising him.
frick those countries/people....it's about US now.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 3:31 pm to WhiskeyPapa
Didn't tucker already destroy the author in the past?
Posted on 1/26/17 at 3:45 pm to WhiskeyPapa
As if Mattis doesn't know to keep your friends close but your enemies closer.
Must have missed this one. The only inaugural address I heard was about doing great things for the American people. But i'm sure you are a supporter of someone who tries to slide in a $220M+ payment to Palestine on his last day of work.
quote:
painted a bleak picture of America, delivered a campaign-style inaugural address
Must have missed this one. The only inaugural address I heard was about doing great things for the American people. But i'm sure you are a supporter of someone who tries to slide in a $220M+ payment to Palestine on his last day of work.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 3:48 pm to WhiskeyPapa
Ahh, you meant the electrons you "stirred up" as you banged on your keyboard. I get your attempt at wit, but your phrasology could use some work, Einstein.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 3:55 pm to WhiskeyPapa
The article's title implies there is some conflict or division between trump and mattis, but the body doesn't reflect that. Just mattis doing the job he was appointed to do. This is fake news, but I'll be glad if it makes libs suddenly approve of trump's appointed SoD.
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