Mattis Had A Plan To Capture Osama bin Laden In Tora Bora But Was Told Not To Proceed

Anti-Taliban fighters observing U.S. bombing of the cave sanctuaries of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization in the Tora Bora mountains of Afghanistan on December 16, 2001. Reuters NewMedia Inc./Corbis

Washington Examiner: Jim Mattis on Osama bin Laden, how ancient history guides his modern strategy, and his pithy aphorisms

Legendary military commander retired Marine Corps Gen. Jim Mattis is on a whirlwind publicity tour promoting his book Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, which he co-authored with Bing West. Washington Examiner senior writer Jamie McIntyre covered Mattis both when he was in uniform and during his stint as President Trump’s first defense secretary. The two spoke by phone last week, after McIntyre promised in an email that he wouldn’t ask the same dumb questions as everyone else, but instead would ask entirely new dumb questions. That apparently appealed to Mattis, who immediately called. The following interview has been lightly edited for clarity and space.

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WNU Editor: I like Jim Mattis as a strategist. Too bad they did not proceed with his plan.