Posted on 11/20/2016 6:34:03 AM PST by GonzoII
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he is considering retired General James Mattis for U.S. defense secretary, a day after meeting with him in New Jersey.
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Please get this man and end women in combat units, cross dressers, and the pathetic crap like sexual harassment,tolerance and diversity etc classes the recruits have to endure in basic training.
He is about the closest thing to the reincarnation of George Patton as anyone on Earth.
This guy gets this job, NO ONE will mess with us...and liberals’ heads will explode.
THIS is winning...thank you President-Elect Trump.
“I come in peace. I didnt bring artillery. But Im pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f@@@
with me, Ill kill you all-Mattis”
Except when someone did F with his Marines, and they did attack and do exactly that.... he prosecuted them.
But he has a good excuse for the stab in the back he administered, he was under a lot of pressure from Murtha.
All I know about the guy is from what I have just read today, and yesterday, and also form my Marine son and his Marine pals.
It seems all good thus far, and by far better than the fairy cakes we have right now like Fanning.
“Mattis supports a two-state solution model for Israel-Palestinian peace. He says the current situation in Israel is unsustainable and argues that the settlements harm prospects for peace and are leading to apartheid. He believes the lack of a two-state solution is upsetting to the Arab allies of America. Mattis strongly supports John Kerry on the Middle East peace process, praising Kerry for being wisely focused like a laser-beam towards a two-state solution”
He wants Israel to have to give the west bank away.
He can be granted a waiver by congress.
Is Mattis really the one who said that?
So you approve of the killing of civilian women and children?
I love Col. West.
Dunno, it is one of the quotes attributed online to him...
This is an easy fix. Congressional staff looking at waiver.
I think he is the best man for the complicated and tedious task of cleaning out DoD. He has real brass, brains and love for the troops and for America.
Agreed. The Theranos scam connection is a huge problem for Mattis.
This would require a congressional waiver, of the type given to Sec State Marshall (who had previously been Sec War). A retired officer must be out of ranks for 10 years before he can be SecDef, but apparently this does not apply to any other cabinet positions, including VA head.
Somewhere, I read that they were going to try and get a waiver from Congress.
Don’t know if that’s true or not, or whether it’s feasible or not. But they wouldn’t be putting him forward without thinking that it is.
According to Lifezette piece I read, that can be waived.
He looks like he chews nails and ground glass and spits that into the eyes of his enemy...
Oh now I remember!
They’re talking about a waiver.
Well okay...since you asked for it
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