Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James Mattis for secretary of defense

The Washington Post ^ | December 1, 2016 | Dan Lamothe

[conservativepoet]

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis to be secretary of defense, nominating a former senior military officer who led operations across the Middle East to run the Pentagon less than four years after he hung up his uniform, according to people familiar with the decision.

[PhiloBedo]

I scrolled down but must have missed your post. Sorry for the duplicate.

[tomkat]

Outstanding !

[trisham]

"Be the hunter, not the hunted:
never allow your unit to be caught with its guard down.
Use good judgment and act in best interests of our Nation.
You are part of the world's most feared and trusted force.
Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.
Share your courage with each other
as we enter the uncertain terrain north of the Line of Departure.
Keep faith in your comrades on your left and right and Marine Air overhead.

Fight with a happy heart and strong spirit.
For the mission's sake, our country's sake, and the sake
of the men who carried the Division's colors in the past battles-
who fought for life and never lost their nerve-
carry out your mission and keep your honor clean.

Demonstrate to the world there is 'No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy' than a U.S. Marine."

Marine General James Mattis

Mattis' words in a message to the 1st Marine Division in March 2003,
on the eve of the Iraq War, as quoted in "Eve of Battle Speech" in The Weekly Standard (1 March 2003);
also quoted in War Stories: Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003) by Oliver North, p. 53

Source: Wikiquote

[numberonepal]

Yup. Check the link, it’s a hoot.

[Ancesthntr]

Somewhere, old Georgie is smiling like he hasn’t since he took a piss in the Rhine.

[numberonepal]

That one’s inspirational.

[Jim W N]

What’s an egghead?

[DesertRhino]

He could do worse. If he reverses women and trannys in the USMC infantry, he is the man.

[pissant]

Jason Miller
@JasonMillerinDC

No decision has been made yet with regard to Secretary of Defense. #TrumpTransition

[jazminerose]

An intellectual.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Yeah...I think that happy crap is out the window...

[conservativepoet]

Interesting...wonder if a faction of Trump’s team reported this while another faction says otherwise?

[jazminerose]

So Jason Miller didn’t actually deny that it’s Mad Dog, just saying no decision has been made yet.

Dang. Now I’m all excited and Wa Po could have it wrong.

[thulldud]

An ivory-handled one would make even MORE lib heads "asplode".

Tantor can just deal with it.

[bray]

Mad Dog Devil Dog General. Now we’re talking!!

Pray America woke

[trisham]

I couldn’t agree more!

[Jim W N]

Smart AND tough. Just like Patton. Love it.

[bIlluminati]

That “Mad Dog” is just too liberal for me. Shame they took Thunderbird off the market. And Ripple. Go Mattis! Semper fi.

[Lurker]

Outstanding!!

[trisham]

"You can overcome wrong technology. Your people have the initiative, they see the problem, no big deal-you can't overcome bad culture.

You've gotta change whoever is in charge."

Marine General James Mattis
Source: We Are the Mighty