Ex-Defense Secretary Mattis says US at "Breaking Point"

[brooklynite]

Source: Boston Globe

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warns bitter political divisions have pushed American society to the ‘‘breaking point’’ in his most extensive public remarks since he resigned in protest from the Trump administration.

Mattis also goes into some reasons he left the Trump administration in an excerpt from his book published Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal.

The retired Marine general writes he quit in 2018 when he realized his advice to President Donald Trump ‘‘no longer resonated’’ particularly with regard to ‘‘keeping faith’’ with allies.


Read more: https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/08/28/defense-secretary-jim-mattis-says-breaking-point/uhFkCU0I4FUxhqd4KmktpO/story.html

[turbinetree]

1. Hey Mathis you said "yes" in the first place...........................

and now your going to make millions on a book deal by saying yes, talk about Constitutional lack of principles............................... ..........................................., and the media, quite literally stated that you would be the countering force to the traitor.......................... ...................Let's not forget, while on your watch, that Russian spies came unto the white house to have gab fest on state secret's, and the only reason we know this is that there is a picture of them having a good old time from the Russians..................................

[Eugene]

2. WSJ: Mattis says he 'did as well as I could for as long as I could' under Trump

Source: CNN

WSJ: Mattis says he 'did as well as I could for as long as I could' under Trump

By Devan Cole, CNN
Updated 1333 GMT (2133 HKT) August 28, 2019

Washington (CNN) — Former Defense Secretary James Mattis, who resigned last year citing irreconcilable policy differences with President Donald Trump, on Wednesday rejected Trump's preference for American isolationism, writing in a new essay that the US is "at increasing risk in the world" when it doesn't embrace its allies.

In an essay that was adapted from his forthcoming book, "Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead," a portion of which was published in The Wall Street Journal, the retired Marine Corps general also said he stepped down in December when he thought his advice was no longer valid in Trump's eyes, writing, "I did as well as I could for as long as I could."

Although Mattis doesn't mention Trump by name, it's clear he's referring to the commander in chief, making the essay another public rebuke of the President over what Mattis sees as the importance of maintaining US alliances and engagement around the world. Mattis' views were shared after he left the administration.

"A polemicist's role is not sufficient for a leader. A leader must display strategic acumen that incorporates respect for those nations that have stood with us when trouble loomed. Returning to a strategic stance that includes the interests of as many nations as we can make common cause with, we can better deal with this imperfect world we occupy together. Absent this, we will occupy an increasingly lonely position, one that puts us at increasing risk in the world," Mattis wrote.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/28/politics/james-mattis-donald-trump-nato-allies/index.html

[Perseus]

3. By his silence he became an accomplice

But now with a big book deal he is willing to tell the truth, and I wonder how much of the truth is in the book. I will wait for the reviews of the book and then I will not buy it.

These so called brave men of the military don't show their balls when it counts. Yes, it has to be very scary being in a war, getting shot at, going through the horrible experience of killing another human, but you are trained to protect your country and if you don't have the balls to expose those who are destroying it from within, the domestic threat you were taught to protect us from, then you are part of it, with your silence you helped the agenda move through.

[Perseus]

4. "Although Mattis doesn't mention Trump by name"

What a coward...I am really NOT buying his book.

[SCVDem]

5. Bitter political divisions?

Be honest and say tRump, the KGOP and the RW propaganda machine of Fox and Limpbutt et al.

We have been under attack for twenty years.

[The Liberal Lion]

6. Hey Mattis

No shit Sherlock. Tell us something we don't already know.
The big question: What are you going to do about it?

[Grins]

7. Does he mention his fellow accomplice..

John Kelly...?