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2018-12-23 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by trailing wife 2018-12-23 01:03|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 Funny how commentary comes out after the fact and not while it's actually happening.

Posted by Raj 2018-12-23 07:31|| 2018-12-23 07:31|| Front Page Top

#2 "I paid a military security price every day as the commander of CentCom because the Americans were seen as biased in support of Israel, and that moderates all the moderate Arabs who want to be with us, because they can’t come out publicly in support of people who don’t show respect for the Arab Paleostinians."

Complaint or realpolitic assessment of the facts? I'd say it was true. Does that mean we should suck up to the Paleos? (Hint: No)

Also, that was then. Right now the Arabs have bigger concerns than blaming Israel for all their problems, namely Iran. We see hints of Israel and the Saudis recognizing their shared interests, if not outright cooperation, and no one gives a poot about the Paleos who are reduced to begging for money and fighting internal turf wars.

Credit to Mattis for actually resigning and not enlisting in the Deep State like so many others. Random thought: is it possible that Mattis accomplished what he set out to do and felt he was done. Note that I'm discounting pretty much everything I read in the press about the situation.

Posted by SteveS 2018-12-23 09:49|| 2018-12-23 09:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Mattis probably got bored/annoyed directing people who wouldn't obey his direction (got used to giving orders).

Good at fighting armed enemies, not good at fighting bureaucrats

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-12-23 11:58|| 2018-12-23 11:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Good at fighting armed enemies, not good at fighting bureaucrats. Posted by Bright Pebbles

Very likely the case. Mattis a Marine (and always a Marine) having to supervise a infantry division (+) of feckless, Pentagon bureaucrats. Add to that the frustration of working with the WH. I suppose we were lucky he held out for two years.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-12-23 12:02|| 2018-12-23 12:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Seen at The Times of Israel:

Mattis to leave next week, months earlier than planned

A Trump administration official says Defense chief James Mattis will leave as of January 1, some two months before his planned departure of February 28.

Trump will name Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan as acting secretary on January 1.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-12-23 12:55|| 2018-12-23 12:55|| Front Page Top

#6 The only person Mattis was fighting was Comrade Drumpf.

Posted by Andy Jush7808 2018-12-23 16:11|| 2018-12-23 16:11|| Front Page Top

#7 uh huh. Well-said. Troll

Posted by Frank G 2018-12-23 17:04|| 2018-12-23 17:04|| Front Page Top

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