Trump considering General Mattis for Secretary Of Defense

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  1. Jade Falcon

    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    I like this guy. A no-nonsense Marine General who was considered too extreme for the Obama Administration.

    Want proof? Here's some of his quotes:

    And my favorite:

    http://freebeacon.com/national-security/the-best-from-mad-dog-mattis/

    Get some, Mad Dog! Semper Fi!

    EDIT: LMAO, I just noticed this one from that link:

    “I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all.”

    Oh my God, I love this guy!
     
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    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    Here's some more info about the good General:

    http://www.onemarinesview.com/one_marines_view/2013/01/a-generals-view-a-marines-marine.html

    From the article, which I found interesting:

     
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    Awesome!
     
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    i agree, war is a hoot.
     
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    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    A good interview from General Mattis:



    He is an extremely smart, very intelligent man. I mean...wow.
     
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    I said to a coworker the other day that Trump should just pick Generals for everything
     
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    Works out well for the Harlem Globetrotters.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Patton would have made a terrible Allied Supreme Commander. You really do want Eisenhowers at the top for a reason.
     
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    Didn't work out so well for Adolf though he did make the semi finals
     
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    He also had this one that I used on both my tours:

     
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    The romanticization of mass killing by a natural-born killer. Trump should give Mattis the job of national Poet Laureate.

    Jade, how many people did you kill before you got out? Or maybe you're still in.
     
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  12. Jade Falcon

    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    Oh yeah, I'm totally still in. They even make GIFs about me.

    [​IMG]

    That's right. All this time I've been secretly hiding the fact that I'm a bald black man in a special ops force with a minigun in the jungle.

    I guess I have more in common with @dviss1 than I thought.

    On a more serious note: they should change the "Defense Department" back to the "War Department". It sounds cooler anyways. Especially now that we have a genuine "Secretary Of War".
     
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    Post of the day!
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    If you hate foliage that much, you could assist HCP.

    Did you ever really kill anyone? Did your unit? Speaking of HCP, his unit killed 17.
     
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    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    Oh yeah. We're known as "Demon Unit". Our motto is "Night Time Is The Right Time".

    We make ourselves invisible while naked, and then sneak up behind our enemies and stab them in the throat.

    But that's Classified. You're not supposed to know about it. So keep it between us.

    As for being naked....it's less things that get in the way. A knife and a small waist-strapped satchel is all I need to accomplish a mission.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Isn't your avatar the renegade base commander in Dr. Strangeglove? The Air Force general who starts a nuclear war on purpose with the Soviet Union by launching his ICBMs. I saw that movie at an Air Force base theater in the early 60s. The audience liked the antiwar movie, were not at all offended, and laughed at the funny parts.

    I see the similarities you and this thread have with the general, though he had no monocle. Were or are you in the military?
     
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    ...I looked it up. Col. Nick Fury, played by Sterling Hayden, an actor in many movies. The source of the picture is, of course, cia.edu.

    [​IMG]
     
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    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    1) No, it is not a picture of the fictional General Ripper. It's a picture of Oliver Reed in the film "Tommy":

    [​IMG]

    Never seen the film, and I barely know who the guy is. I was simply looking around for a new avatar one day, and thought his picture looked badass. Simple as that.

    Apparently, he died during the filming of "Gladiator", starring Russel Crow. They used computer generated images of him to finish out his scenes.

    It's funny that you should mention Dr. Strangelove though, because I posted a picture yesterday of General Ripper in another thread about how he reminded me of General Flynn; Trump's pick for National Security Advisor.

    2) No, I have never had the honor or privilege of serving in the Military due to a life-long hearing deficit that requires me to wear hearing aids in both ears. It would have been a life-goal of mine, however, if fortunes were more favorable.
     
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    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    A better picture:

    [​IMG]

    Kinda wish I had made this one my avatar instead.
     
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    forever, your country wouldnt have wanted you, so make sure to thank a liberal for giving you the right to serve if you so wish.
     
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