Mattis: "I earned my spurs on the battlefield; Trump earned his spurs from the doctor".

[Dennis Donovan]

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Martha Raddatz ✔ @MarthaRaddatz

Secretary Mattis lets loose “I earned my spurs on the battlefield; Donald Trump earned his spurs from the doctor”.

10:37 PM - Oct 17, 2019

[UniteFightBack]

1. He is LIGHTING dump rumps ample ass UP! nt

[MustLoveBeagles]

2. It's funny because it's true

[BootinUp]

3. Mattis fires a cannon, don't he?

[Haggis for Breakfast]

4. Jim Mattis is a man of honor and integrity.

He chose to remain silent, believing that he owed us something. I think that very soon, however, the gloves WILL drop and the General will let it all fly.

[Solomon]

6. Nope. He's a trumpster.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

8. Unless you've been asleep at the wheel,

and didn't observe Mattis to quit over his total disagreement with trump's withdrawal of US troops assisting the Kurds, there is NO BASIS in reality for that statement.

Jim Mattis is probably THE most respected Marine in the country today.

[UTUSN]

23. I agree. Even if he thought he could rein SHITLER in or sway him or teach him,

for him to think that was a sign of limited/poor judgment. And whatever his specific breaking point was, whether on a single issue like the Kurds or because he realized he would soon be humiliated and discarded by SHITLER like everybody else, he has limitations shown by conflict with the OBAMA team and his unwillingness to talk about SHITLER (with this brief exception here).

Basically, anybody willing to be a TRUMPSTER has something wrong.

[Pepsidog]

30. Sorry he is not. He is a coward. When his country needed him most he failed. Hitler's henchmen were

just being good soldiers and following orders same can be said for Mattis. When the time for real courage came he quit. That’s cowardice.

[orangecrush]

5. ouch!

[WhiteTara]

7. Correction: trump BOUGHT his spurs

[DownFromTheMountain]

9. Wow, General.

The words you could have said were: "You are under arrest." The moments gone tho....

[at140]

10. General Mattis is right...

we must keep middle-east under control from chaos and that needs military people fighting there.
Better to fight ISIS in Syria than in Nevada.

[PJMcK]

26. Really? ISIS in Nevada?

How would that work?

[at140]

32. individuals radicalized by ISIS

who then execute terror acts. We already had some of those.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. I guess Mattis is finally telling us what he really thinks.

But Syria was probably the last straw, not Trump's juvenile tweets.

[herding cats]

12. Will he be a patriot and speak to congress?

If not I honestly don't give a damn about male dick measuring bullshit.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Yes. Now he needs to come forward.

Enough of this respect for the commander-in-chief bullshit. He resigned when Trump first tried to pull troops from Syria but now it's actually been done and it's a disaster. I'm happy to see Mattis give a hint about what he really thinks but I really wish he'd tell what he actually knows.

[herding cats]

19. He half assed talked to them before.

He needs to be a real patriot and tell all he knows.

Being triggered by a slur and slinging one back isn't my concept of an American patriot. I'm not disrespecting Mattis, but rather asking him earn my respect on this issue. Snark isn't going to get me far here, and leaving for moral reasons unless you honestly tell all you know at this point isn't helpful.

Literally, people are dying and we've lost all respect as international allies. This is when a military patriot who has things to say should step up and talk.

[groundloop]

20. I'm at a loss for words.... you've summarized this perfectly

Absolutely, a cute little tweet poking fun at tRump makes for good conversation. But to ensure that tRump is removed from the White House Mattis, and anyone else who "knows thing" needs to come forward.

[herding cats]

21. I'm probably spoiling the fun here.

I apologize.

Waking up to the news our American patriot Rep. Elijah Cummings had past away, and then learning he'd still been fighting for our democracy from his hospice bed probably has raised my bar on patriotism.

I see more clearly the difference between walking the walk vs. just talking the talk in these dark days.

[MontanaMama]

22. Amen.

100% on board with all you’ve said on this thread HC. Thank you.

[herding cats]

25. Hey, I appreciate that a lot.

Thank you, and peace to you on this sad day.

[flibbitygiblets]

15. +1

[Volaris]

29. Thank you!

[ramen]

13. Sorry to be dense, but what is this in reference to?

I missed it.

[flibbitygiblets]

16. +1

don't know why it was said, but glad it was said, and about f**king time

[Shipwack]

24. Trump called Mattis "The most over rated general in history" nt

[Nasruddin]

17. Oh god so what

[Karadeniz]

18. Mattis, tillerson, McMaster...they need to start publicizing the misdeeds and stupidity they saw.

[trusty elf]

27. ...

[Hulk]

28. Giving Mattis a lot more credit than he deserves..

Is this the general that goes on the networks but plays the innocent general who won't comment on political shit?

I could have my wires croseed...as I often do...but I watched some coward piece of shit on the networks who refuses to comment on or answer questions he deems "political".

Is this the same guy referred to as the "Butcher of Fallujah"? Again, I could have my wires crossed.

I've got a thing about praising someone for who they were 30 years ago, once they turn into a piece of shit today. Mr 9/11 mayor comes to mind...among several others.

[helpisontheway]

31. Oh he has pissed the General off! WTG Donald! 😂😂😂nt

[Gothmog]

33. For this thread

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