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In reply to the discussion: I nominate General James Mattis for Secretary of Defense in the Biden administration. [View all]Laelth
(32,017 posts)5. His mother asked why he would work for a beast like Trump.
Mattis replied by saying, in effect, Mom, I am working for the Constitution, not Trump. Mom relented and said, All right. All right.
If you have read Woodwards book, you will know why we were very fortunate to have Mattis as our Secretary of Defense during the early years of the Trump administration.
Note: the Senate approved Mattis 2017 nomination 98-1. He even got Bernie Sanders support. I have not yet determined who that one dissenting Senator was.
-Laelth
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I nominate General James Mattis for Secretary of Defense in the Biden administration. [View all]
Laelth
Sep 2020
OP
I'm with you on this! A Big Fucking NO! Nothing from this Shithole Trump Administration.
TheBlackAdder
Sep 2020
#18
He's fired almost everyone he hired. No one w/strings attached, no matter how small or burnt.
TheBlackAdder
Sep 2020
#23
Mattis is intense anti-Iran hawk. He was real problem for Obama during Kerry's nuclear negotiations
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#4
Mattis has a wealth of knowledge and should be used in an advisory capacity for that reason
Snake Plissken
Sep 2020
#15
No. Obama fired him because he wanted aggressive action against Iran, while the Obam administration
still_one
Sep 2020
#34