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Mattis says he hopes Joe Biden takes 'America First' out of national security strategy
Fox News ^ | 11.24.2020 | Brooke Singman

Posted on 11/24/2020 2:12:42 AM PST by USA Conservative

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To: USA Conservative

American First is a majority.


21 posted on 11/24/2020 3:05:24 AM PST by cowboyusa (America Cowboy up!)
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To: MAGAthon

>> a govt which only got elected because of votes from coal miners/”climate” skeptics in the State of Queensland

Did they use Dominion voting equipment?


22 posted on 11/24/2020 3:05:29 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Gene Eric

[Go pound sand, Mattis.

You left the Haditha Marines hanging.]


The difference between Limp Wrist Mattis and Colonel Allen West? Mattis hung his men out to dry. West took the hit for his men. Mattis is to West what a scarecrow is to a man - an inferior facsimile of the real thing.


23 posted on 11/24/2020 3:05:48 AM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: USA Conservative

OMG just the fact that he could SAY this is DISGUSTING!! What a HORRIBLE AMERICAN! NO WONDER WE DIDN’T WIN WARS ANYMORE!


24 posted on 11/24/2020 3:06:12 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Jaysin
As a political outsider Trump was completely ill-equipped for the White House in one key respect: He had no circle of close associates who were willing and able to fill the senior ranks of his administration.

If it were up to him, he probably would have named Michael Cohen as his AG. And I’m only half kidding about that.

25 posted on 11/24/2020 3:10:05 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("There's somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.")
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To: USA Conservative

Mattis speaks insanity or treason. Not sure which


26 posted on 11/24/2020 3:20:50 AM PST by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, they are excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: USA Conservative

Keeping the democrat sell-out of America alive.


27 posted on 11/24/2020 3:31:05 AM PST by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking. )
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To: USA Conservative

America no longer needs the same security structure that it built up to defend against a war with the Soviet Union. The biggest danger now is China and the US under Trump is pushing for a group of China’s neighbors to develop themselves to handle the issue without the US. Therefore the US is disengaging from the role of global policeman. The reason Congress has bilateral support to keep the US in $hithole$ like Afghanistan (19 years now) is the lobby money from the companies making bombs, bullets, drones, aircraft and the incredibly expensive kits for our soldiers. What, exactly, is America’s strategic interest in Afghanistan? (Take your time. I’ll wait.)

There is a huge interest in the top level of the military in keeping up small wars. It gives them a post military career path into the military industrial complex. I can’t tell you how many totally worthless former colonels I met while in the industry. I hardly ever met the generals who were employed at such a high level that they had offices on the top floors equipped with every amenity, but most had never even visited their office. I’m thinking they already did their service for the company while they were in uniform and now they are getting their pay with a no-show job.

Recently, a “highly regarded” consultant for the Pentagon recommended getting rid of the US Marines. My take. The US Marines have more ships than the UK’s navy, more planes than their air force and more soldiers than their army. If the US isn’t tied down in a half dozen “police actions,” then it’s likely that the public (not Congress) will start asking why we are spending so much on the army and the air force when what we really need is a huge navy. The obvious conclusion, from the public is, get rid of most of the army and trim down the air force, just keep the Marines. (”Uh-oh,” all those companies and politicians who are making money off the wars say.) So, the answer is get ahead of this and eliminate the Marines.

I recently saw a YouTube video from Binkov. It asked, could the US invade China? Well, no. Why on Earth would we do that? If we got in a war, as soon as they were defeated we would go home. Nobody in their right mind would try to do for China what we did for Japan. We would leave them to sort it out.

So, this is where Mattis is coming from.


28 posted on 11/24/2020 3:51:06 AM PST by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: CodeToad

When PDJT was pulling together his original cabinet, he acted like a 14-year-old in puppy love when it came to Mattis. He was enthralled with the twink. I was a bit embarrassed for him.


29 posted on 11/24/2020 3:54:22 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ("FRAUD VITIATES EVERYTHING." Landmark case - SCOTUS/ U.S. v. Throckmorton)
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To: USA Conservative
nobody believed!

Not true. I also think he's as queer as a $3 dollar bill.

30 posted on 11/24/2020 3:54:26 AM PST by JonPreston ( )
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To: CodeToad

I suspected he was a product of PR. What a putz.


31 posted on 11/24/2020 4:05:33 AM PST by jospehm20
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To: USA Conservative

Another traitor with his hand out and pockets open


32 posted on 11/24/2020 4:12:25 AM PST by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: jughandle

So In other words we should go back to Afghanistan as it worked so well for decades? This guy is beyond delusional

“In January, when President Joe Biden and his national security team begin to reevaluate U.S. foreign policy, we hope they will quickly revise the national security strategy to eliminate ‘America first’ from its contents, restoring in its place the commitment to cooperative security that has served the United States so well for decades,”


33 posted on 11/24/2020 4:14:30 AM PST by deek69
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To: USA Conservative

Mattis mistakes “America first” for “America ONLY”.

Apparently Mattis is opposed to peace in the middle east.


34 posted on 11/24/2020 4:16:52 AM PST by MortMan (Shouldn't "palindrome" read the same forward and backward?)
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To: lasereye
I heard from a TDS victim today about Trump's horrible character and lying. I asked for specific examples.

"COVIT!!!"

OK, that's not his fault, but what else?

Silence.

Same idea with Mattis. There are no examples. It's just a "feeling," backed by nothing.

35 posted on 11/24/2020 4:20:27 AM PST by Jeepers43
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To: CodeToad

Horrible. Amazing how many Deep Swampers and defeatists there are . Mattis is just one of them.


36 posted on 11/24/2020 4:25:41 AM PST by MGunny ( )
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To: Alberta's Child

“As a political outsider Trump was completely ill-equipped for the White House in one key respect: He had no circle of close associates “

took the words out of my mouth.

I wish he had better connections to retired field grade military officers like Pompeo. The best leaders I had in the army retired at 05 (LTC) and 06 (COL) and maybe 07 (BG)
Why?
because they weren’t politicians—you dont become a 3 star general unless you get into politics. just how it is.

I served under some damn fine officers who would rather do the right thing or say what needed to be said instead of kissing butt to advance.

If Trump would have had access/connections to that corps of officers or even very senior/capable NCO’s, then he would have had much better control of things

fact of the matter is that Trump never had full control of this government—there were entire alphabet departments that simply did what they wanted with no repercussions.


37 posted on 11/24/2020 4:28:48 AM PST by Jaysin (Trump can’t be beat, if the Democrats don’t cheat)
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To: deek69

“So In other words we should go back to Afghanistan”

body bag and coffin manufacturers would benefit the most if we went back!


38 posted on 11/24/2020 4:30:34 AM PST by Jaysin (Trump can’t be beat, if the Democrats don’t cheat)
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To: CodeToad

Lap Dog Matted.


39 posted on 11/24/2020 4:44:26 AM PST by HighSierra5
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To: greeneyes

“America first is a heck of a lot better than America last”

It’s a lot better than “America is a cooperating, compromising, humble speck on the surface of the earth”.

Any slogan we use for ourselves has got to embody pride and forcefulness.


40 posted on 11/24/2020 4:47:22 AM PST by cymbeline
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