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Jim Mattis' letter of resignation. A full throated denuniciation of Trumpism (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 OP
Well, good for him. JohnnyLib2 Dec 2018 #1
Yet he enabled Spanky for almost two years. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2018 #2
They thought they could control him. musicblind Dec 2018 #5
I agree with your characterization that it is a denunciation Renew Deal Dec 2018 #3
Notice that he concluded by saying that it was a priviledge having served the nation, politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2018 #4
Sick and tired of all this winning!! Kingofalldems Dec 2018 #6

musicblind

(4,484 posts)
5. They thought they could control him.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 07:06 PM
Dec 2018

They're discovering they can't.

I've been in a situation where I thought I could fix something from the inside and left when I found I couldn't.

I don't begrudge him leaving.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
4. Notice that he concluded by saying that it was a priviledge having served the nation,
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 07:01 PM
Dec 2018

and the men and women in uniform (but not the dumbass in the Oval Office). Good for him. He leaves while still having some integrity remaining.

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