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James Mattis' Resignation Has Conservatives Admitting It's 'Time To Panic'
HuffPost via Yahoo News ^ | 12/20/2018 | David Moye

Posted on 12/21/2018 7:00:49 AM PST by Menehune56

President Donald Trump’s announcement on Thursday that James Mattis would be stepping down as secretary of defense in February was a shock to many conservatives ― and not in a good way. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement that he was “distressed that [Mattis] is resigning due to sharp differences with the president on ... key aspects of America’s global leadership.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: benrhodes; fakemedia; fakenews; nevertrumpers; secdefmattis; tds
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To: Retain Mike

Excellent contribution Mike


101 posted on 12/21/2018 11:59:07 AM PST by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Mouton

I agree, Mattis ought to be effing ashamed


102 posted on 12/21/2018 12:30:19 PM PST by yldstrk (My heroess obviously sick have always been cowboys)
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To: McGavin999

Thank you.


103 posted on 12/21/2018 12:46:00 PM PST by Retain Mike
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To: Retain Mike

I particularly like the visual. If Trump could give an Oval Office speech and show that to the American people his argument would be won almost immediately


104 posted on 12/21/2018 12:52:19 PM PST by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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To: McGavin999
"Do you want to be the first one? Get yourself over there if you are so willing to sacrifice american lives"

I spent 22 years in the Marine Corps, deployed numerous times and was in combat three times. They don't take old men in the grunts, it's a young mans game or I would gladly go over to serve my country again.
105 posted on 12/21/2018 1:57:20 PM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: RJS1950

I agree completely. As Mattis himself said in his resignation letter the President deserves a SecDef that is more in line with his foreign policy vision. General Mattis did something unusual in Washington, when confronted with irreconcilable differences with the President he did the honorable thing and resigned. Jeff Sessions could have taken note of that. They all serve at the pleasure of the President.

Where I have faith is in the fact that the people that President Trump will be looking to become the next SecDef will all be against this pullout and will not come onboard if he doesn’t change this policy (as is their right). I think he will be forced to realize this is a wrong headed policy and will eventually listen to reason.


106 posted on 12/21/2018 2:02:36 PM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: Menehune56

To be sure not all will miss him. His rather progressive views of trannys in uniform and global warming and the military were baffling to some.


107 posted on 12/21/2018 2:05:26 PM PST by redcatcherb412
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To: McGavin999

I remember the Bengasi report for the question asked time and time again about whether we could trust a given militia. I would imagine the guys there believe they could be shot at by anyone and anytime.


108 posted on 12/21/2018 2:44:29 PM PST by Retain Mike
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

so what? Who would take a job working for Trump? Anyone, mother Theresa would get ripped apart by the horrible leftists. You have to have balls of steal these days to take a job in this admin with these a^^holes destroying your normal life! Would you do it? Do you have the balls? Are you that awesome?


109 posted on 12/21/2018 4:38:23 PM PST by big bad easter bunny
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To: big bad easter bunny
"Would you do it? Do you have the balls? Are you that awesome?"

No, I'm not qualified. But if I were qualified to take the SecDef job for Trump I wouldn't do it. As General Mattis says, he deserves a SecDef that is aligned with his views.
110 posted on 12/21/2018 8:17:54 PM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: Jim Noble

Thanks for the ping....


111 posted on 12/22/2018 2:20:29 AM PST by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them newWhen s, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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