“In this age, I don’t care how tactically or operationally brilliant you are, if you cannot create harmony - even vicious harmony - on the battlefield based on trust across service lines, across coalition and national lines, and across civilian/military lines, you need to go home, because your leadership is obsolete. We have got to have officers who can create harmony across all those lines.”
Did he really say that?! Is that a joke?! I don’t know if I should puke, or scream.
Do they realize the enemy doesn’t give a —— about ‘harmony’? The viscous animals would salivate at the thought of facing women on the front lines.
Harmony for Mattis is a focus on the battle. Focus on the battle. Trust has to be between the MEN next to each other. If there is a female, the focus could be against each other and, oh, my, I hate whining, can you imagine having to go to battle listening to a whine? He said, “Be the hunter, not the hunted: Never allow your unit to be caught with its guard down.” NO DISTRACTIONS = PERFECT INFANTRY HARMONY.
Also, taken out of context I focused on the “vicious harmony” and thought he would never, never, do anything to crush the morale of his Marines. He is an inspirational speaker and I believe from reading his other famous quotes and listening to a couple of speeches that strength and unity through honor, courage, and commitment, plus a thick icing of badass would not include females in his infantry.
It also brings harmony in the civilian village because you don’t mess with “Mad Dog” Mattis. When he entered he said, “I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you &#@k with me, I’ll kill you all.” For those civilians who truly wanted peace, they would have had it. I believe he said that in Iraq.
He should be our next Secretary of Defense.