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Posted on 11/26/2020 6:23:36 PM PST by george76
In an online column denouncing President Trump's "America First" policy that includes measures regarding Beijing, ex-Defense Secretary James Mattis did not disclose his affiliation with an organization that fosters international business deals with communist China.
As coauthor with three other writers in a Nov. 23 Foreign Affairs column, Mattis did not mention that he works for the The Cohen Group consulting firm. Nor did he challenge China's tough talk against U.S. policies regarding Taiwan, nor the strict economic retaliation Beijing levied against Australia.
Instead, Mattis criticized Trump administration policies toward Beijing. Such policies, touted by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, are not in line with The Cohen Group's approach toward international business dealings with Beijing.
China is a market of enormous opportunity and complexity," the group states on its website, adding that the group's China Practice "has a solid record of success with professionals in offices in Beijing, Tianjin and Washington, DC."
The Cohen Group is run by another former Defense Secretary. William Cohen, who has been involved with China since 1978, when he went there to meet with Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, according to the organization.
"Since then, he has been a constant presence in the U.S.-China relationship, including commercial development and security cooperation," the organization states, noting that Cohen serves on the Board of Directors of the U.S.-China Business Council.
Mattis joined The Cohen Group in 2019 as a senior counselor.
Mattis was among a group of retired four-star officers who drew criticism earlier this year for denigrating Trump in a series of articles, tweets, and other commentary.
First Marine I’ve ever heard of that never found time for chicks.
But you know, he’s always had a flair for the dramatic.
That’s how “they” are you know...
Every officer O-7 and above needs to be scrutinized. I would say 90% are deep staters and need to be retired. I would even go back as far as the Clinton administration - example being Weasly Clark who was the butcher of Waco and almost started a war with the Russians in the Balkans.
The President is the commander in chief, and these generals serve at the pleasure of the President.
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Follow the money!
For a good many years, I carried Gen Mattis as an exemplary officer, one I’d willingly follow into battle.
Today? Not so much.
Another hero fallen from grace.
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Mattie like all other leftist is a corruptocrat and a traitor
And I wonder if Kelly has any ties to thebCCP.
He’s dirty
China Mattis, the communist party sympathizer.
Mattis, you sent your own son to die for a dollar. What kind of thing would do that?
Traitor Mattis.
Most likely
A disgrace to the USMC!
Mattis lives here in Washington State- anybody able to doxx him?
Asking for my friends.
Is there anyone that Trump trusted that wasn’t trying to screw him?? Good Lord, he had terrible advisors!! The people he put in place are making out like bandits, cashing in on their treachery.
IT THERE ANYONE IN DC THAT IS CLEAN, BESIDES TRUMP??
Nope. He’s the only one.
After “Mad Dog” resigned as SecDef I read an article by someone who knew him and related that he is all huff and blow. IOW a typical malignant narcissist who gave himself his own nickname. A real puke.
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William Cohen has been a Squish and soft-on-communism official since the 1970’s. Why Mattis teamed up with this coward defies common sense. Maybe Mattis can only function rationally on a battlefield, not in civilian life.
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