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Mattis is out-in protest over Syria decision December 20, 2018 5:14 pm RL

And the president’s treatment of our allies….
And the president’s affinity for authoritarian regimes…

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/us/politics/jim-mattis-defense-secretary-trump.html

Officials said Mr. Mattis went to the White House on Thursday afternoon in a last attempt to convince Mr. Trump to keep American troops in Syria, where they have been fighting the Islamic State. He was rebuffed, and told the president that he was resigning as a result.

Hours later, the Pentagon released Mr. Mattis’s resignation letter, in which he implicitly criticized his commander in chief. Mr. Mattis said in the letter that he believes that the president deserves a defense secretary who is more in tune with his worldview.

“One core belief I have always held is that our strength as a nation is inextricably linked to the strength of our unique and comprehensive system of alliances and partnerships,” Mr. Mattis wrote.

“Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, I believe it is right for me to step down from my position,” he wrote.

His departure leaves the Trump administration without one of the few officials viewed as standing between a mercurial president and global tumult. The president said he would name Mr. Mattis’s replacement shortly.

  • My God! If you've lost Brian Kilmeade... well you haven't lost anything of any value by RL 2018-12-21 17:39:02
    • Mattis' letter of resignation by RL 2018-12-20 17:16:59
      • Man, read between the lines. What a broadside. by ER 2018-12-21 11:12:26
        • Anyone with a functioning brain will see it that way. Unfortunately. .. by mcfly 2018-12-21 13:41:57
          • The idiots that elected him not only severely crippled our nation, they put all humanity in jeopardy... by RL 2018-12-21 14:07:00
            • He has the nuclear button by RL 2018-12-22 07:03:59
              • This must stop. Trump is a menace to our national security and our democracy by BuckGalaxy 2018-12-21 15:38:25
                • Not likely. by ER 2018-12-21 15:53:16
                  • Trump is more than a teatard by BuckGalaxy 2018-12-21 16:42:52
                    • I'm not sure I agree with you on this, Buck. by ER 2018-12-21 18:06:30
                      • I agree in part by BuckGalaxy 2018-12-21 21:35:51
                        • ...but sometimes it rhymes... by ER 2018-12-22 08:02:30
                      • I have ZERO faith in the GOP anymore by mcfly 2018-12-21 17:42:26
                        • You're probably right but by BuckGalaxy 2018-12-21 21:36:39

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