Oh, and btw, Chesty Puller was no slouch in the strategy dept. He was, of course, more of a fighter than a planner, but that’s because the Marines have been more a tool of the Navy than anything else.
All kidding aside, Mattis is an extraordinarily gifted general, and would have served any of the Services - or any nation, for that matter - very, very well. We are VERY lucky that he not only exists and is willing to continue to serve, but that Trump recognizes his talent and the need for it. No other person running for President would have picked him - yet another reason to truly admire Trump and his wisdom.
I’m the one around here who actually doesn’t want Petraeus or Mattis. Both are anti-Israel and both favor the 2 state solution.
Petraeus couldn’t keep it in his pants and gave classified into to a reporter who got it by bedding him.
Mattis kowtowed to politicians and threw Chessani and the Haditha Marines under the bus to get his 4th star. In that effort, he was found guilty of unlawful command influence.