Posted on 12/22/2018 9:55:56 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Did you enjoy all that time between the announcement of Secretary of Defense James Mattiss resignation and the Democrats politicization of it? I believe it was about five seconds. The news is certainly disappointing. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Mattis, tremendous progress has been made in cleaning up the mess left behind by Barack Obamamost notably against ISIS. In fact, the success in defeating ISIS was cited as Trumps reason for announcing the United States withdrawal from Syria. Given Obamas fumble with Iraqhis premature departure creating a leadership vacuum that ultimately caused the rise of ISISIm not yet convinced that leaving Syria is the best move. Unlike his predecessor, Trump has deferred much of his military strategy to the advice of his generals, but Mattiss disagreement over this withdrawal and the reduction of troops in Afghanistan was a major reason for his decision to resign.
This latest high-profile departure quickly had Democrats running to the cameras to attack Trump. Theyre not alone though. Several Republicans have already expressed concern over the resignationciting Trumps disagreements with Mattis in particular.
Lets be honest here: The departure of a secretary of defense over foreign policy and military strategy differences is hardly a new thing. Obamas first secretary of defense, Robert Gates, resigned without incident in 2011, but would later criticize Obamas role as commander in chief in his memoir published a few years later. It revealed a troubled relationship between Obama and the Pentagon:
... Gates who was first appointed to his post by former President George W Bush reveals, in a series of swipes that are surprisingly combative coming from such a senior former official, problems between the White House and the Pentagon that have made for troubling relations...
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Thanks E. Pluribus Unum.
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