[Paulie]

-—...this vicious third rail in the US military; the social engineering and political correctness that is eating the military alive like a mutating tropical virus.-—

Well put and 100% true.

I never thought this letter needed to be written, as it seemed (in the beginning at least) that the good General was referred to as ‘Mad Dog’ for a reason.

I am now not so sanguine about our ability to rise to the challenges emerging around the world.

[jjotto]

Mattis, like Gen. McMaster, for all the seemingly tough talk, can’t quite bring himself to say ‘Islamic terrorism’. Instead, they blame generic ‘perversion of religion’.

Low-level permanent war against foot soldiers is their thing; bloodying Islam into halting jihad in the West for a few generations is not something they comprehend.

[pboyington]

I thought Mattis was our answer. I have a lot of doubts now.