Posted on 01/11/2017 1:59:17 PM PST by ColdOne
Iranian-supplied rockets killed as many as 15 U.S. troops per month in Iraq in the summer of 2011, and Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis had a plan to retaliate. The Obama administration denied his request.
Six U.S. soldiers were killed in a single such attack in early June of 2011, with another three killed just weeks later. Mattis, then the commander of U.S. Central Command, had had enough and decided the U.S. must strike back before the Iranian rockets caused further bloodshed. In conjunction with then Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey, Mattis proposed a strike inside Iranian territory, according to former senior U.S. officials speaking to the Washington Post.
The plan was to make it clear to the the Iranian government that providing rockets to its Shiite proxy insurgents inside Iraq was no longer going to be tolerated. Mattis suggested a nighttime strike against a power plant or oil refinery within Iranian territory.
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Who would be worse to get your butt chewed out by: Mattis or Trump???
I’m going to say Mattis, but not because Trump doesn’t have it in him. It all depends on the venue.
Seriously tho, if it was an honest human mistake, I think both would be fair in the end, and not take the opportunity for pointless humiliation for its own sake.
I believe they're both teachers by nature, and would feel somehow unsuccessful in the encounter if a lesson wasn't imparted.
On the other hand, if it was a mistake from utter carelessness, yikes to either ! ;-)
Man, I have GOT to buy one of those. After the Pantera of course.
lol
Very sweet-looking jet. While that color wouldn’t have been my first choice, it’s actually very nice-looking on that bird.
I always wanted a four-engined jet like Robin Masters flew in (ostensibly) on “Magnum, P.I.”. But then, I really like the Hughes 500’s, too.
Oh well - having no money solves all of that!
Mad Dog Mattis wanted to retaliate but Obeisant Obama declined.
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