UN Mattis to step down as defense secretary over differences with Trump - Mad dog mad

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...a846ee-e147-11e8-ab2c-b31dcd53ca6b_story.html

http://archive.is/0Jtpf



"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."

At a glance the obvious takeaway is he's upset by the removal of troops from Syria; also some perception of Trump's policies alienating America from its allies.

 

[YayLasagna]

At this point though I'm really not surprised. Trump is gonna eventually get to the point where is own base will get sick of him, provided he stays in office long enough.

 

[breadandcircuses]

Is it weird when Dems flip on whether or not they're for or against war?

 

[Pozzingmyfilthyneghole]

Trump did the right thing to leave Syria. Hopefully he will get out of Afghanistan as well and use the resources to build the motherfucking Wall.

 

[BeanBidan]

No war man bad

 

[Muttnik]

I like Mattis but the Syria thing had to be done. Enough with that shit already.

 

[Duck Hwan]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE
At this point though I'm really not surprised. Trump is gonna eventually get to the point where is own base will get sick of him, provided he stays in office long enough.

Wait, so Mattis is the good guy for wanting to continue to commit more lives and dollars to yet another hopeless sand-country? Make up your minds already.

 

[Iwasamwillbe]

LOL Trump just got played by the genius super duper mastermind Putin

All according to keikaku

 

[Pozzingmyfilthyneghole]

LOL Trump just got played by the genius super duper mastermind Putin

All according to keikaku

*keikaku means plan

 

[Orkeosaurus]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE
At this point though I'm really not surprised. Trump is gonna eventually get to the point where is own base will get sick of him, provided he stays in office long enough.

or hes getting rid of the people who just saw him as a useful idiot.

 

[YayLasagna]

Wait, so Mattis is the good guy for wanting to continue to commit more lives and dollars to yet another hopeless sand-country? Make up your minds already.

At no point did I say Mattis leaving was a good or bad thing. I was pointing out that Trump tends to push people away from him.

 

[MrLobe]

My God! This peacemonger is out of control! He could avoid killing thousands!

 

[Duck Hwan]

At no point did I say Mattis leaving was a good or bad thing. I was pointing out that Trump tends to push people away from him.

If you ask me, Trump can push people who've had us in the ME for years all he wants.

 

[OhGoy]

We live in sad times when even people that served in the military, who should be very familiar with the horrors of war, are also pushing for young men and women to die overseas for a fight that shouldn't involve us.

 

[Clop]

"Let's not be world police and let's not draw our forces out of Syria"

Bitch what the fuck

 

[The Great Chandler]

Mattis should know better than this though.

 

[BeanBidan]

Did McCain's fucking soul come back from the grave and posses the nigga? Stop trying to keep our boys and gals there to die for something that doesn't involve us you actual sped.

 

[GethN7]

Mattis is free to disagree with Trump and leave a position he feels at cross purposes with his Commander in Chief rather than stay and make an ass of himself, leaving as opposed to being Douglas MacArthur 2.0 strikes me as the more mature option.

At the same time, screw sending people to die in places where our soldiers bleed for nothing, I'm with Trump on not pissing away lives on pointless conflicts.

 

[Iwasamwillbe]

Mattis is (or has at least revealed himself to be) an establishment puppet.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

 

[BeanBidan]

Mattis is free to disagree with Trump and leave a position he feels at cross purposes with his Commander in Chief rather than stay and make an ass of himself, leaving as opposed to being Douglas MacArthur 2.0 strikes me as the more mature option.

At the same time, screw sending people to die in places where our soldiers bleed for nothing, I'm with Trump on not pissing away lives on pointless conflicts.

His popularity might go up a bit across the board.
Families with loved ones in the military will be glad they don't have to bury their bodies, soldiers will be glad they get to leave and see their family, anti-war peeps should also be happy. They've been wanting this stuff since Bush.