[real saxophonist]

Smedley Butler is one of two Marines to receive the Medal of Honor twice. The other being Dan Daly.
So I think he had some idea what he was talking about.

I was not Infantry, so I never met nor served under GEN Mattis. Many Marines consider him almost the second coming of Chesty Puller. I think some people are great in combat, but stick them behind a desk and they don't know how to act.

[dp0622]

I don’t know nearly enough about the military or this situation or Butler to give an adequate response.

I would not be shocked to learn the military has been used for less than perfect reasons.