Exactly, Mattis is worse than McNamara and Rumsfeld combined.
No, not even close.
Robert McNamara was the Sec. of Def. who was instrumental in making the Generals conduct the 'Rules of Engagement', (ROE), that we were forced to use in Vietnam.
Your a soldier, you know what happens when the Military is constrained in their efforts to kill the enemy.
It was a huge morale buster and this one policy was the Number #1 reason we 'lost' that f*cking war.
I know, I was there.