Politics Secretary Of Defense resigning In Protest for the First Time in Our Country's History

CupWizier · Dec 21, 2018

MARIS61 said: ↑

Thread title is a DNC-manufactured hyperbole. Another failed attempt by Dems to erase US History.

Cabinet Chiefs have indeed resigned under protest before, and nearly all firings of them have been due to their protesting the president's goals and methods.

Deep State MIC member Cyrus Vance resigned in protest of Carter's attempts to rescue the Iranian Hostages in Operation Eagle Claw, which was treasonously rigged to fail by the Deep State MIC/Reagan and the RNC..

Also, Secretaries of State who had previously resigned in protest were Lewis Cass, who resigned in the buildup to the Civil War, and William Jennings Bryan, who resigned in the buildup to World War I.

Trump was elected on promises of draining the Deep State swamp and ceasing to wage wars for profit and empire-building. Gen. Mattis has fought him on these issues and needs to go.
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Do you watch any news? It was first Secretary of Defense resigning in protest

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-...nation-made-history-created-crisis-conditions

barfo · Dec 22, 2018

bodyman5000 and 1 said: ↑

Diplomacy equals lying. Got it
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Not sure that follows. Trump is a liar, but he's not diplomatic.

barfo

Orion Bailey · Dec 22, 2018

dviss1 said: ↑

Dear Mr. President:

I have been privileged to serve as our country’s 26th Secretary of Defense which has allowed me to serve alongside our men and women of the Department in defense of our citizens and our ideals.

I am proud of the progress that has been made over the past two years on some of the key goals articulated in our National Defense Strategy: putting the Department on a more sound budgetary footing, improving readiness and lethality in our forces, and reforming the Department’s business practices for greater performance. Our troops continue to provide the capabilities needed to prevail in conflict and sustain strong U.S. global influence.

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. While the US remains the indispensable nation in the free world, we cannot protect our interests or serve that role effectively without maintaining strong alliances and showing respect to those allies. Like you, I have said from the beginning that the armed forces of the United States should not be the policeman of the world. Instead, we must use all tools of American power to provide for the common defense, including providing effective leadership to our alliances. NATO’s 29 democracies demonstrated that strength in their commitment to fighting alongside us following the 9-11 attack on America. The Defeat-ISIS coalition of 74 nations is further proof.

Similarly, I believe we must be resolute and unambiguous in our approach to those countries whose strategic interests are increasingly in tension with ours. It is clear that China and Russia, for example, want to shape a world consistent with their authoritarian model — gaining veto authority over other nations’ economic, diplomatic, and security decisions — to promote their own interests at the expense of their neighbors, America and our allies. That is why we must use all the tools of American power to provide for the common defense.

My views on treating allies with respect and also being clear-eyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held and informed by over four decades of immersion in these issues. We must do everything possible to advance an international order that is most conducive to our security, prosperity and values, and we are strengthened in this effort by the solidarity of our alliances.

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. The end date for my tenure is February 28, 2019, a date that should allow sufficient time for a successor to be nominated and confirmed as well as to make sure the Department’s interests are properly articulated and protected at upcoming events to include Congressional posture hearings and the NATO Defense Ministerial meeting in February. Further, that a full transition to a new Secretary of Defense occurs well in advance of the transition of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in September in order to ensure stability within the Department.

I pledge my full effort to a smooth transition that ensures the needs and interests of the 2.15 million Service Members and 732,079 DoD civilians receive undistracted attention of the Department at all times so that they can fulfill their critical, round-the-clock mission to protect the American people.

I very much appreciate this opportunity to serve the nation and our men and women in uniform.

Jim N. Mattis
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So the final straw was Trump pulling out of the nuclear missle nato treaty.

Wanna hear something scary?
My company is in the middle of building parts for 24 missile silos to be installed in nw alaska.

And the new age arms race begins....

Smh

Natebishop3 · Dec 22, 2018

Mattis is highly respected by anyone that I know who served. The fact that he's resigning says A LOT about Trump.

Orion Bailey · Dec 22, 2018

Natebishop3 said: ↑

Mattis is highly respected by anyone that I know who served. The fact that he's resigning says A LOT about Trump.
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Most concerning resignation of all if you ask me.

dviss1 · Dec 22, 2018

bodyman5000 and 1 said: ↑

Oh. I saw the other quote of my post first.

Just got done calling Mattis a liar.

Tired of "diplomacy"
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Man you gotta be kidding me...

Mattis is a VETERAN... You're gonna back Drumpf over him???

President fucking bone spurs??

bodyman5000 and 1 · Dec 23, 2018

dviss1 said: ↑

Man you gotta be kidding me...

Mattis is a VETERAN... You're gonna back Drumpf over him???

President fucking bone spurs??
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Mattis shouldn't have taken the job. So yeah.

I love our vets and I hate how they've been used for my entire life.

Trump is pulling the bandaid off fast they way it should be.

Lanny · Dec 23, 2018

bodyman5000 and 1 said: ↑

Mattis shouldn't have taken the job. So yeah.

I love our vets and I hate how they've been used for my entire life.

Trump is pulling the bandaid off fast they way it should be.
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I get at least a half dozen bandaids every week for new wounds. I'll take them off myself, thank you, and I'll take them off slow and easy. Each to his own, I say.

MARIS61 · Jan 2, 2019

Draining the swamp as promised.

Mattis, who was fired for poor performance by Obama, never met a war he didn't want to drag out forever.

'I Want Results': Trump Says Mattis 'Didn't Do Such a Great Job in Afghanistan'

During his first cabinet meeting of 2019, President Trump called out recently departed Defense Secretary James Mattis for how he managed the War in Afghanistan.

Mattis, a retired four-star Marine general, announced his resignation last month after Trump called for the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Syria and approximately half the American troops deployed to Afghanistan.

Mattis was originally going to serve until the end of February, but Trump announced his defense secretary would be out at the start of the new year, with Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan assuming the title of Acting Secretary of Defense.

"I gave our generals all the money they wanted. They didn't do such a great job in Afghanistan," Trump said, later claiming U.S. generals did not want to allow Taliban and ISIS to fight against each other in Afghanistan.

"I think I would have been a good general, but who knows?" Trump remarked.

He said that Mattis thanked him profusely after he secured national defense budgets of $700 billion for 2018 and $716 billion for 2019.

"Gen. Mattis was so thrilled, but what's he done for me? What has he done in Afghanistan? Not too good," Trump said. "I'm not happy with what he's done in Afghanistan, and I shouldn't be happy."

He noted that former President Obama fired Mattis as head of Central Command in 2013, claiming that he "essentially" did the same.

"I want results," Trump stated.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/...retary-james-mattis-didnt-do-good-afghanistan

barfo · Jan 2, 2019

Ah, so you see Trump as a dumpster diver going through Obama's trash: "Here's a nice Flynn that somebody threw away... and here's an old Mattis that still works!"

Then he gets them home and finds out why they were in the dumpster to begin with?

barfo

dviss1 · Jan 3, 2019

For all the people posting dumb shit like Mattis was fired:

"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."

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