Secretary Mattis resigns

[besilarius]

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/20/james-mattis-will-retire-as-secretary-of-defense-in-february-trump-says.html

Reminds me how Adolf got rid of generals, like Beck, who were willing to argue with him.
Sycophants to the fore.

[JasonPratt]

 :o

Political commentary aside, this is.... actually, I guess it isn't too unexpected? Aside from the volatility at Trumpcourt, he has signaled a lot of intention to draw back hard on deployed forces. Mattis might not approve, or care to manage forces in that situation.

[HDIAndrew]

I had seen Mattis' name in lists of administration figures expected to step down soon, but the timing was certainly clear

[Toonces]

I'm impressed he hung in there as long as he did.

[Pete Dero]

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/20/james-mattis-will-retire-as-secretary-of-defense-in-february-trump-says.html

Reminds me how Adolf got rid of generals, like Beck, who were willing to argue with him.

Interesting.  How did that story end  >:D ?

[Sir Slash]

Very sorry to hear this, Mattis is a great leader and patriot. I don't think this portends well for US Foreign Policy.

[trailrunner]

I think Mattis was good.  He had a clear vision of how we should treat our allies and our adversaries, and he was decisive.  That was very refreshing.

I think the shift from asymmetrical warfare back to emphasizing our near peers (Russia and China) was also the right thing.

From my view inside the building working on major acquisition programs, he and his administration have had less of an effect.  I've been doing this for three decades now, and every time a new administration comes in, there are some small changes, but mostly it's business as usual with different buzzwords.  Mattis did coin the term "lethality at the speed of relevance." (I think I had to put that in my performance plan   #:-) )  Concurrently, there's been a shift to rapid acquisition; from my perspective, the acquisition programs are just using this to bypass scrutiny, regulations, and oversight, but we're still not acquiring anything faster.

[Gusington]

That must be some performance plan.

[Con]

That must be some performance plan.

Better than mine which is "Fail Faster"

[trailrunner]

Next year when the new SecDef is in place, I'll have to update my plan with a new set of buzzwords that I can pretend to think are inspirational.

[Con]

We put the anal in analyst?

[JasonPratt]

"SURVIVE HARDER!" (trademark registered)  >:D

[Toonces]

"high velocity" anything is a sure winner.

[Yskonyn]

hollow shaped would be my input

[GDS_Starfury]

make loiter with intent great again!   :bd: