Posted: 1/27/2013 10:43:59 PM EDT
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He was fired.
Very strange, although I'm NOT buying into some of the tin-foil speculation that "Obama's purging the Pentagon of officers that won't fire on U.S. citizens". Well, maybe not so "strange" for an administration that hates everything the DoD stands for. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/25/report-washington-didnt-even-tell-marine-gen-he-was-being-replaced/ http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/exit_another_fighting_gen_wr9PjVtFjb0Ya6RloRv1SJ |
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He was fired. Very strange, although I'm NOT buying into some of the tin-foil speculation that "Obama's purging the Pentagon of officers that won't fire on U.S. citizens". Well, maybe not so "strange" for an administration that hates everything the DoD stands for. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/25/report-washington-didnt-even-tell-marine-gen-he-was-being-replaced/ http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/exit_another_fighting_gen_wr9PjVtFjb0Ya6RloRv1SJ Well, we need experienced leaders among the citizens. |
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He was fired. Very strange, although I'm NOT buying into some of the tin-foil speculation that "Obama's purging the Pentagon of officers that won't fire on U.S. citizens". Well, maybe not so "strange" for an administration that hates everything the DoD stands for. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/25/report-washington-didnt-even-tell-marine-gen-he-was-being-replaced/ http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/exit_another_fighting_gen_wr9PjVtFjb0Ya6RloRv1SJ I agree didnt want to get into the Conspricy Talk. Feel it would cheepen his service. I have read about Mattis for years and respected alot of the stories about him one of my favorites here. Link "Gen. Mattis once famously said he likes to shoot Taliban, so no one is going to call him a softie." |
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Mattis was topped out anyway. There was really nowhere else they were willing to put him.
^this. But his being relieved as CENTCOM commanding gen. was pretty much a slap in the face. So I don't blame him for retiring ( if it was in fact his decision to do so). FBHO. |
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He was fired. Very strange, although I'm NOT buying into some of the tin-foil speculation that "Obama's purging the Pentagon of officers that won't fire on U.S. citizens". Well, maybe not so "strange" for an administration that hates everything the DoD stands for. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/25/report-washington-didnt-even-tell-marine-gen-he-was-being-replaced/ http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/exit_another_fighting_gen_wr9PjVtFjb0Ya6RloRv1SJ Dupe. We did this last week. Next |
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James Mattis is noted for many memorable phrases. Some examples:
Actually, it's a lot of fun to fight. You know, it's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right upfront with you, I like brawling.... You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them. —James Mattis, Speech in San Diego, 2005[33] I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all. —James Mattis, Message to the Iraqi leaders[34] |
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Quoted: James Mattis is noted for many memorable phrases. Some examples: Actually, it's a lot of fun to fight. You know, it's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right upfront with you, I like brawling.... You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them. —James Mattis, Speech in San Diego, 2005[33] I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all. —James Mattis, Message to the Iraqi leaders[34]  |
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Did anyone read the book The Only Thin Worth Dying For by Eric Blehm? There's a very different picture of the General in there.
In a nut shell, ODA574 was in need of medivac and General Mattis refused to help. In the end the Air Force went in with boots on the ground to help. |
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Did anyone read the book The Only Thin Worth Dying For by Eric Blehm? There's a very different picture of the General in there. In a nut shell, ODA574 was in need of medivac and General Mattis refused to help. In the end the Air Force went in with boots on the ground to help. TF 58 forces at FOB Rhino received additional mission tasking on 5 December. An Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) team and SOF, operating with OG Karzai to the northeast of Rhino, requested TF 58 helicopter support in evacuating combat casualties. Although the casualties were initially reported as having been received during an ongoing enemy mortar attack, it eventually became clear that they occurred during a fratricide incident involving CAS. Because the incident occurred during daylight hours, TF 58 had reservations about sending helicopters into what it was initially told was an ongoing firefight. As details became clear, several CH-53E’s and AH-1W helicopters were launched in support of the ODA team. The Shock Trauma Platoon (STP), which had arrived at Rhino the evening before and had conducted a mass casualty drill, readied themselves for the receipt of casualties. When the helicopters arrived, Marines helped transport the wounded to the aid station. Numerous media representatives were kept away from the airstrip and route to the aid station, engendering their anger. Thirty-nine casualties were brought to FOB Rhino for triage. 19 U.S. personnel were transferred to an Air Force C-130 Joint Medevac Aviation Unit (JMAU) and flown to medical facilities in Seeb, Oman. Twenty Afghan casualties (one KIA) were taken by CH-53E helicopter to PELELIU AND BATAAN. |
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He was fired. Very strange, although I'm NOT buying into some of the tin-foil speculation that "Obama's purging the Pentagon of officers that won't fire on U.S. citizens". Well, maybe not so "strange" for an administration that hates everything the DoD stands for. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/25/report-washington-didnt-even-tell-marine-gen-he-was-being-replaced/ http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/exit_another_fighting_gen_wr9PjVtFjb0Ya6RloRv1SJ Dupe. We did this last week. Next My post is a "dupe", or the thread? You seem confused, which seems to be a pattern with you. |