Secretary Mattis resigns

[Staggerwing]

I can't wait till the Mayans bomb Pearl Harbor

I thought that was the Germans?!

[GDS_Starfury]

in todays political climate Panama could bomb a boat dock on the west coast of Floriduh and we would invade Sri Lanka.....

[FarAway Sooner]

TrailRunner, is the Crystal City Restaurant still open, right near the corner of 23rd Ave a block or two off the Highway? I used to walk by that place on the way home from work every day, must have bought 2,000 Gorditos at the 7-11 right next door.  Only went into the Crystal City Restaurant once, as I couldn't afford the cover charge, but the Gorditos next door were cheap...

Whatever your partisan beliefs or opinion of Mattis, the current level of administrative churn at top positions should be a source of concern for folks on any side of the aisle.

It's my understanding that Mattis resigned after Trump announced we were withdrawing all advisors and staff from the Kurdish autonomous regions.  They've been about the only consistent allies we've had in the region these last 17 years.  I think that was the straw that broke Mattis' back.

[trailrunner]

TrailRunner, is the Crystal City Restaurant still open, right near the corner of 23rd Ave a block or two off the Highway? I used to walk by that place on the way home from work every day, must have bought 2,000 Gorditos at the 7-11 right next door.  Only went into the Crystal City Restaurant once, as I couldn't afford the cover charge, but the Gorditos next door were cheap...

If you mean the gentleman's club, as far as I know it's still there.  When I'm in that part of Crystal City I rarely go on the that side of Route 1, so I don't know for sure.

[Jarhead0331]

TrailRunner, is the Crystal City Restaurant still open, right near the corner of 23rd Ave a block or two off the Highway? I used to walk by that place on the way home from work every day, must have bought 2,000 Gorditos at the 7-11 right next door.  Only went into the Crystal City Restaurant once, as I couldn't afford the cover charge, but the Gorditos next door were cheap...

Whatever your partisan beliefs, I don't see how any right-thinking American can defend the current Shitshow of a White House administration we are displaying.  Political satire has been lost as an art form because nobody could dare to think up stuff as brazen as our daily news briefings.

This is a dude who attacked Gold Star families for political gain.  This is a guy who made fun of prisoners of war for being captured.

It's my understanding that Mattis resigned after Trump announced we were withdrawing all advisors and staff from the Kurdish autonomous regions.  They've been about the only consistent allies we've had in the region these last 17 years.  I think that was the straw that broke Mattis' back.

This is coming dangerously close to approaching R&P territory. We closed that forum down for a reason. If political issues are going to be discussed, I ask that they remain non-partisan and focused on news, rather than opinion or spin. We will continue to permit discussions regarding current political events so long as they are in some strategic, military, security and/or historic context.

Thank you.

[JasonPratt]

Edited: whoops, sorry, thought I was in the Syria Withdrawal strategy thread. Too early here to think straight.

[FarAway Sooner]

Sorry, guys, I lost my head on that first post of mine.  I started out typing a witty follow-up to Starfury's comment about the U.S. invading Sri Lanka, and then kind of lost track.  It's been a while since I've practiced my "current events" forum etiquette.

Yeah, TrailRunner, I hated that strip club.  Made parking near my house MUCH harder, since it only had about 8 parking spots and the overflow just sprawled into the streets.  I lived just a block down the street from Highway 1. 

[Jarhead0331]

Sorry, guys, I lost my head on that first post of mine.  I started out typing a witty follow-up to Starfury's comment about the U.S. invading Sri Lanka, and then kind of lost track.  It's been a while since I've practiced my "current events" forum etiquette.

Yeah, TrailRunner, I hated that strip club.  Made parking near my house MUCH harder, since it only had about 8 parking spots and the overflow just sprawled into the streets.  I lived just a block down the street from Highway 1.

No problem, brotha'. Just a friendly reminder to all.

We really want to make a concerted effort to avoid upsetting, or annoying anyone over hot button, emotional topics. We'll see how long the experiment lasts. lol

[Smuckatelli]

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.

The Corps stood up a 'Rapid Capabilities Office' (RCO) last year to run an $7.3 mil acquisition for the Tactical Decision Kits (TDK). They took funds from different programs, on paper it looked good but the RCO excluded the requirements & acquisition people from the buy. All 24 Infantry Battalions got the TDK within 8 months of the RCO standing up. There was no sustainment worked into the acquisition........ now the requirements & acquisition people are trying to get this into a program of record but it is proving to be a tough hurdle.

One thing that will probably go away is Sec Mattis' Close Combat Lethality project. This is looking promising but I don't see the next Sec Def picking up this effort and expanding it.   

[airboy]

^ Smuck: Is that monkey picture from Gibraltar?  It certainly reminds me of what I saw there.

[Smuckatelli]

^ Smuck: Is that monkey picture from Gibraltar?  It certainly reminds me of what I saw there.

Yes, it is from Gibraltar, good memory.

[Ubercat]

Is that the monkey that throws stuff at ships passing through the straight?

[Smuckatelli]

Is that the monkey that throws stuff at ships passing through the straight?

No, this monkey makes sure that the fish & chips in Gibraltar never reach the high standards of the fish & chips in the UK.

[JasonPratt]

He does that by throwing stuff.

Very specific stuff.

[Staggerwing]

So that's not Gulden's mustard on the chips?

Must be Poupon then.