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Home Front: Politix
Incoming SecDef: 10 Most Bad Ass Quotes from General James
2016-12-03
[VictoryGirlsBlog] One last point: if I were you, Daesh, I’d just lay down my arms right now, and slither off into the blowing sands. Cuz Mad Dog Mattis is coming after you, and he’ll be bringing Hell with him.
Posted by:Blossom Unains5562

#6  Wonder how quickly the REMF's see careers go fully Tango Uniform before a new sense of urgency and focus emerges.
I'm guessing a lot of short time perfumed princes of the Obumble era call ENDEX in February 2017.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2016-12-03 20:28  

#5  Mattis seems like a good fit. Certainly worth a try. Cabinet could use his kind of input. To get where he is/was, he had to have gone through "charm school" and he must have had a fair amount of administrative experience as well as war-fighting experience.
Posted by: JohnQC   2016-12-03 18:27  

#4  How is he at handling armies of battling bureaucrats?
Posted by: james   2016-12-03 12:47  

#3  I'm trying not to get too excited about Mattis being appointed until he actually takes office, but: Damn!!!

One question is whether the mullahs are going to be more frightened than the Courtney Massengales in the Pentagon.

Posted by: Matt   2016-12-03 10:58  

#2  Additional Mattis quote from a reliable source, paraphrased a bit I suspect:

'Perfection can be the enemy of successful mission accomplishment. Even Jesus of Nazareth had one guy go bad on him.'
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-12-03 08:47  

#1  Its safer to use a sharp knife than a dull one.
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-12-03 02:39