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Mattis seeks out Soros-funded think tanker for top Pentagon post
Conservative Review ^ | March 22, 2017 | Jordan Schachtel

Posted on 03/22/2017 10:48:46 AM PDT by huldah1776

Defense Secretary Gen. James Mattis wants to nominate a senior fellow at a Soros-funded think tank as undersecretary at the Pentagon, as the embattled Cabinet official continues to clash with the White House over prospective nominees.

Politico reports that Mattis wants Rudy deLeon — a senior fellow at the far-left Center for American Progress (CAP) — to come on board as undersecretary for personnel and readiness.

DeLeon previously served in the Clinton administration as deputy secretary of defense. During that time, Gen. Mattis served as his senior military assistant.

DeLeon worked for Boeing as senior vice president from 2001 to 2006 and currently serves on the board of major defense company General Dynamics.

This appears to be a peculiar choice for an undersecretary, given that deLeon recently endorsed a letter opposing the president’s immigration moratorium from six terror-linked countries. The letter calls Trump’s national security order “beneath the dignity of our great nation” and advised government workers to apply “discretion,” in an attempt to essentially undermine the president’s initiative.

As a CAP official, he has engaged in campaigns to advance “progressive values.” deLeon advocates for government to take “steps that will be a lasting legacy to the progressive societies for decades to come.” He is also a proponent of President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal with the terror state in Tehran.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 201703; cap; communists; deleon; dod; iran; irandeal; leftwingnuts; mattis; mattisdems; mattissoros; pentagon; podesta; rudydeleon; shadowgov; soros; sorosorgs; stopsoros
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To: huldah1776

CAP is home to many Clinton and Obama alumni. WTH is going on with Mattis?


21 posted on 03/22/2017 11:04:50 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: huldah1776

Who will Trump replace him with when Mattis resigns? Which probably isn’t that far off.


22 posted on 03/22/2017 11:05:01 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: huldah1776

Man, this Mattis is not the guy I thought he was.


23 posted on 03/22/2017 11:05:12 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: huldah1776

What we may be seeing here is, though someone may be a great general, that person may be naive as to politics and the damage those with significant ideological views can have on a government department. That appears to be a significant weakness of Mattis’.


24 posted on 03/22/2017 11:05:57 AM PDT by falcon99
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Petraeus all over. I wonder where the defenders of Mattis will be on this one? I got skewered for even dare to suggest he was suspect.


25 posted on 03/22/2017 11:06:42 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: huldah1776

As if we didn't have enough evil foxes, now we have Soros leading them.

26 posted on 03/22/2017 11:06:58 AM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: 9YearLurker

I want Ivanka no where near the White House, she has no business being there.


27 posted on 03/22/2017 11:07:04 AM PDT by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd
few slew of
28 posted on 03/22/2017 11:07:33 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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To: huldah1776

In addition to the repulsive Soros connection, I am bothered by the revolving doors...what a web of collusion and surely corruption[?] as this de Leon is in govt. in defense industry, back in gov then more defense industry.

It looks to be one big bath tub where they take turns soaping each others privates.

You can’t drain the swamp when you perpetuate it with your selections.


29 posted on 03/22/2017 11:07:54 AM PDT by Adder (Mr. Franklin: We are trying to get the Republic back!)
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To: falcon99

What we may be seeing here is, though someone may be a great general, that person may be naive as to politics and the damage those with significant ideological views can have on a government department. That appears to be a significant weakness of Mattis’.


Nobody naive about politics gets 4 stars in the military.


30 posted on 03/22/2017 11:08:18 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: Adder

In addition to the repulsive Soros connection


Soros? Try Hillary. Center for American Progress was founded by JOHN PODESTA.


31 posted on 03/22/2017 11:09:53 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: huldah1776

WTFFFF?????

What the hell is wrong with Mattis?? Is this guy stuck on stupid??

First the Muslim Brotherhood connected broad, now this???

This guy truly sold Trump a bill of goods!


32 posted on 03/22/2017 11:15:19 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012 ("Be quiet... you are #fakenews!")
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To: huldah1776

I tell ya this .. General Keane was supposed to have the position Mattis now has.

I’m praying the President will realize that this is not going to work - since Mattis continues to submit names of TOTALLY UNQUALIFIED PEOPLE .. and therefore Mattis needs to go .. AND THE TRUE MILITARY GENIUS, GENERAL KEANE, should be appointed right away.

I know he withdrew because of his wife’s death .. but he’s recovered .. and now the President needs to make that change quickly .. before Mattis ends up destroying the wonderful men and women who prepare to go to war for us.

What Mattis is doing is making me very angry.


33 posted on 03/22/2017 11:18:13 AM PDT by CyberAnt ("Peace Through Strength")
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To: huldah1776

Lame Dog Mattis


34 posted on 03/22/2017 11:19:57 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: DoughtyOne

There are more NWO-type post assignments. Apparently Cotton/Cruz blocked one bad pick already. MAKES ME SICK!!
https://adinakutnicki.com/2017/03/20/team-trumps-islamic-cognitive-dissonanceiranian-wnd-architect-ensconced-at-statewhat-happened-toworst-dealdocument-ever-negotiated-commentary-by-adina-kutnicki/


35 posted on 03/22/2017 11:20:00 AM PDT by magna carta
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To: manc

If Trump wants her there, why not?


36 posted on 03/22/2017 11:20:03 AM PDT by Mr. K (***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF OBAMACARE REPEAL THAT IS WORSE THAN KEEPING IT ONE MORE DAY***)
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To: lodi90

wants to nominate a senior fellow at a Soros-funded think tank

Hence my intro phasing....


37 posted on 03/22/2017 11:20:14 AM PDT by Adder (Mr. Franklin: We are trying to get the Republic back!)
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To: huldah1776

It now appears Mattis military gravitas was over-stated to Trump in the defense of his candidacy for the post Trump gave him. Not too late, and Trump should seriously reconsider Mattis appointment.


38 posted on 03/22/2017 11:20:45 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: tennmountainman

on his knees for Caliphstate-he needs to go!!!


39 posted on 03/22/2017 11:21:37 AM PDT by magna carta
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To: magna carta

And why is IRS koskinen still around? WHY?


40 posted on 03/22/2017 11:23:53 AM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31)
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