Mattis slams Obama for giving him ‘contradictory objectives’ in Afghanistan by Caitlin Yilek see note please
MEDIOCRE STRATEGIST NOW PEDDLING HIS NEW BOOK….Remember when he said:
“If I’m Jerusalem and I put 500 Jewish settlers out here to the east and there’s 10,000 Arab settlers in here, if we draw the border to include them, either it ceases to be a Jewish state or you say the Arabs don’t get to vote—apartheid. That didn’t work too well the last time I saw that practiced in a country.”
Mattis, 68, also took another swipe at President Trump’s embrace of isolationism that has been a focal point of his presidency.
Mattis, who did not mention anyone by name, stressed that such isolation could threaten America’s global standing.
“Throughout history, we see nations with allies thrive, and nations without allies wither,” he said.
Trump has often criticized American allies, particularly NATO members, arguing that they are taking advantage of the U.S. for their security. But Mattis said U.S. allies are needed, especially in combating terrorism.
“They were alongside us because they shared the values, the sense that terrorism was a threat to everyone,” Mattis said of eight allied nations fighting alongside the U.S. in Afghanistan. “So when you go into these kind of situations, you need every ally you can get your hands on. You need all of them. You need their votes in the United Nations. You need their troops on the ground.”
Mattis’ comments come ahead of the release of his book, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, which goes on sale Tuesday.
He shared similar sentiments last week in an essay published in the Wall Street Journal.
“Alone, America cannot protect our people and our economy. At this time, we can see storm clouds gathering. A polemicist’s role is not sufficient for a leader. A leader must display strategic acumen that incorporates respect for those nations that have stood with us when trouble loomed. Returning to a strategic stance that includes the interests of as many nations as we can make common cause with, we can better deal with this imperfect world we occupy together. Absent this, we will occupy an increasingly lonely position, one that puts us at increasing risk in the world,” Mattis wrote.
Mattis, 68, also took another swipe at President Trump’s embrace of isolationism that has been a focal point of his presidency.
Mattis, who did not mention anyone by name, stressed that such isolation could threaten America’s global standing.
“Throughout history, we see nations with allies thrive, and nations without allies wither,” he said.
Trump has often criticized American allies, particularly NATO members, arguing that they are taking advantage of the U.S. for their security. But Mattis said U.S. allies are needed, especially in combating terrorism.
“They were alongside us because they shared the values, the sense that terrorism was a threat to everyone,” Mattis said of eight allied nations fighting alongside the U.S. in Afghanistan. “So when you go into these kind of situations, you need every ally you can get your hands on. You need all of them. You need their votes in the United Nations. You need their troops on the ground.”
Mattis’ comments come ahead of the release of his book, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, which goes on sale Tuesday.
He shared similar sentiments last week in an essay published in the Wall Street Journal.
“Alone, America cannot protect our people and our economy. At this time, we can see storm clouds gathering. A polemicist’s role is not sufficient for a leader. A leader must display strategic acumen that incorporates respect for those nations that have stood with us when trouble loomed. Returning to a strategic stance that includes the interests of as many nations as we can make common cause with, we can better deal with this imperfect world we occupy together. Absent this, we will occupy an increasingly lonely position, one that puts us at increasing risk in the world,” Mattis wrote.
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