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Trump Meeting with Gen. Mattis as Possible SoD.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:42 am
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:42 am
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I think that would be huge. Gen. Mattis is extremely well versed in dealing with the ME from a military standpoint. He was over the push through Fallujah and was up in the front. He's a no nonsense guy who would stop turning the military into a social experiment, which would be awesome. He'd keep us in a state of readiness.
His subordinates loved him and he doesn't play politics.
I think that would be huge. Gen. Mattis is extremely well versed in dealing with the ME from a military standpoint. He was over the push through Fallujah and was up in the front. He's a no nonsense guy who would stop turning the military into a social experiment, which would be awesome. He'd keep us in a state of readiness.
His subordinates loved him and he doesn't play politics.
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Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:44 am to TigerFanInSouthland
What makes Mattis a great fit for this position is he's old school smart, no-nonsense tough SOB.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:44 am to TigerFanInSouthland
I'm not sure why leading the charge in Fallujah is a positive
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:48 am to joshnorris14
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I'm not sure why leading the charge in Fallujah is a positive
It shows he wasn't sitting at a desk his entire career, shows he knows the enemy we're fighting, shows he knows the needs of the troops, and most of all, it shows he knows how to kick the ever-living shite out of people.
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Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:48 am to joshnorris14
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Because a lot of Americans and Iraqis could have died needlessly. He is a badass tactician and his leadership is very well respected
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I'm not sure why leading the charge in Fallujah is a positive
Because a lot of Americans and Iraqis could have died needlessly. He is a badass tactician and his leadership is very well respected
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:49 am to TigerFanInSouthland
This would make me MAGA all over my computer screen.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:51 am to TigerFanInSouthland
Fully support
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:54 am to meddizzle
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Because a lot of Americans and Iraqis could have died needlessly. He is a badass tactician and his leadership is very well respected
Have you seen Fallujah?
If his job was to destroy the enemy then fine, but that wasn't the job in Iraq.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:54 am to Wtodd
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What makes Mattis a great fit for this position is he's old school smart, no-nonsense tough SOB.
But is he a good administrator?
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:54 am to joshnorris14
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I'm not sure why leading the charge in Fallujah is a positive
Because he's not being considered for Secretary of State. We want a warrior SoD.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:55 am to TigerFanInSouthland
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His subordinates loved him and he doesn't play politics.
its an interesting pick, as matthis won't hodl back on roasting trump if he sees him acting in a manner he doesn't like.
matthis likes war too much for my taste, but I was pretty sure that we were going to get a much more aggressive FP based on trump's stances. while its a waste of money, these FP adventures are a sure fire way to fire up an opposition.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:58 am to GetCocky11
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But is he a good administrator?
He ran both CentCom & Joint Forces Command so I'm going to go out on a limb & say yes.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:58 am to joshnorris14
Yes I've been to Fallujah personally, the insurgents were dug in there like no other place in that entire country. It is a fricking maze of a city with alleys And hiding places. His job in Fallujah was to absolutely destroy the enemy. What the frick else would his job have been? We were not yet at the rebuilding stage. Kill them, destroy their network, and leave an impression.....
Posted on 11/18/16 at 12:00 pm to Hawkeye95
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but I was pretty sure that we were going to get a much more aggressive FP based on trump's stances.
Really?
Posted on 11/18/16 at 12:00 pm to joshnorris14
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Have you seen Fallujah? If his job was to destroy the enemy then fine, but that wasn't the job in Iraq
So did you miss that part about him being in charge of CENTCOM?
Your ignorance shows when you boil his entire career down to one event. He has operational experience, strategic experience, experience at the service headquarters level, and experience with DoD requirements/acquisitions.
Please tell me how another congressman who served four 4 years in the 70s is more qualified.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 12:04 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Really
oh, i didn't see how he could crush isis without getting dragged into a lot of conflict.
crushing isis was such a core part of what he talked about FP wise. How you do that without getting dragged into a few conflicts is beyond my comprehension.
Plus, he doesn't really have an ideological compass.
And he doesn't seem to be surrounding himself with those who are against rampant intervention.
time will tell if I am correct or not.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 12:08 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Mad dog gonna change the title back to secretary of war
Posted on 11/18/16 at 12:10 pm to Foch
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Your ignorance shows when you boil his entire career down to one event.
What? I never did this. The OP chose to highlight Fallujah as the only accomplishment worthy of listing and I simply responded based on the absolute shithole Fallujah will be for the next 200+ years. I never said Mattis wasn't qualified or was a bad candidate, I said only that Fallujah is not something to brag about
Posted on 11/18/16 at 12:14 pm to Hawkeye95
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time will tell if I am correct or not.
Liberal smugness
Posted on 11/18/16 at 12:18 pm to joshnorris14
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I'm not sure why leading the charge in Fallujah is a positive
Why not?
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