Thanks for sharing. Makes me wonder whether this was precipitated by POTUS’s announcement yesterday, of troop withdraw from Syria.
Yes, if I have to guess based upon rumors, Mattis was eventually on the losing end of debates about reducing our military presence in the Middle East and South Asia (Afghanistan). I suspect that Syria and Afghanistan were two places where Mattis was holding out for US forces to remain??
Mattis has never been in combat as a platoon or company CO.
BN CO’s and higher are back in base camp or command posts.