Mattis exit leaves Pentagon in state of depression
The mood at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill darkened with the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis.
A Pentagon official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity on Friday, described the mood inside the building as “eerie.”
“Obviously it’s close to the holidays so you don’t expect to see a lot of people, but there’s just a general fear of the unknown,” the official said.
The news that Mattis will leave at the end of February came on top of an already heavy plate of turmoil: President Trump’s full withdrawal from Syria, the consideration of a drawdown in Afghanistan, a looming government shutdown and tanking stock markets.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/422543-mattis-exit-leaves-pentagon-in-state-of-depression
If I had Cadet Bonespurs as my CIC and there was no one with military expertise advising him I'd be pretty bummed too.
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