Obama apparently wants to get rid of General James 'Mad Dog' Mattis, USMC, one of the country's best leaders. Apparently because he disagrees with Obama. To me, we should have more leaders like General Mattis. Quotes from him are excellent military advice.
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Bruce
'There are various ideas floating around concerning his possible exodus from active duty — Tom Ricks seems to think Mattis is being forced out for asking tough questions about Iran, or for advocating a smaller global footprint for the U.S. military.
As published in The American Spectator:
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And Gen. Mattis didn’t just talk the talk; he walked the walk. He led from the front. Indeed, on at least one occasion that I know of, the General was bloodied from a firefight or improvised explosive device while out on patrol with junior, enlisted Marines one-third his age. That’s what makes Gen. Mattis such a great warrior: He truly respects and cares for his Marines.
“Guardiano,” he told me, “I don’t give a damn about the officers. If they don’t like what they’re doing, they can get on a plane and leave the Corps — go back where they came from. But I do care deeply about those 18- and 19-year-old Lance Corporals out on the frontlines.”'
Quotes from General Mattis:
'"If in order to kill the enemy you have to kill an innocent, don’t take the shot. Don’t create more enemies than you take out by some immoral act."
"I don’t lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure."
"Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet."
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f*** with me, I’ll kill you all."
"Marines don't know how to spell the word defeat."
Mattis wants educated leaders that can be both book smart and be able to get the job done.
"In this age, I don’t care how tactically or operationally brilliant you are, if you cannot create harmony—even vicious harmony—on the battlefield based on trust across service lines, across coalition and national lines, and across civilian/military lines, you need to go home, because your leadership is obsolete. We have got to have officers who can create harmony across all those lines."
"Find the enemy that wants to end this experiment (in American democracy) and kill every one of them until they’re so sick of the killing that they leave us and our freedoms intact."
The General is a student of history and avid reader.
He often stresses the importance of education and training on building effective future leaders.'
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