[DesertRhino]

“The warrior culture was buried and a new culture was reborn that resembles corporate America, not the US military of yesteryear.”

One look at every single one of our modern Generals confirms this, Mattis included.

[laplata]

“The warrior culture was buried and a new culture was reborn that resembles corporate America, not the US military of yesteryear.”
One look at every single one of our modern Generals confirms this, Mattis included

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General Norman Schwarzkopf saw it coming and retired. He turned down the US Army Chief of Staff position and wanted no part of it. He was one of our last, real fighting generals.

You are correct...Mattis is more of an intellectual and politician than warrior.

[Billyv]

Yep, we needed and still need the Stormin Norman model, but alas are stuck with the Colin Powell model. Sad, but true.