Saturday, January 19, 2013

The Dissing Of Marine Gen. James Mattis

Photo: General James Mattis

The Obama Administration’s Inexplicable Mishandling Of Marine Gen. James Mattis -- Thomas E. Ricks, Best Defense/Foreign Policy

Word on the national security street is that General James Mattis is being given the bum's rush out of his job as commander of Central Command, and is being told to vacate his office several months earlier than planned.

Why the hurry? Pentagon insiders say that he rubbed civilian officials the wrong way -- not because he went all "mad dog," which is his public image, and the view at the White House, but rather because he pushed the civilians so hard on considering the second- and third-order consequences of military action against Iran. Some of those questions apparently were uncomfortable. Like, what do you do with Iran once the nuclear issue is resolved and it remains a foe? What do you do if Iran then develops conventional capabilities that could make it hazardous for U.S. Navy ships to operate in the Persian Gulf? He kept saying, "And then what?"

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My Comment: I am usually in disagreement with Thomas E. Ricks .... but on this one I agree 100%. On a side note .... I know that Thomas E. Ricks is a strong Obama supporter .... but I was surprised when I read the last paragraph of this post.

Memo to Thomas E. Ricks .... these are exactly the men that President Obama wants.

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