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Incoming SecDef: 10 Most Bad Ass Quotes from General James |
2016-12-03 |
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Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
#6 Wonder how quickly the REMF's see careers go fully Tango Uniform before a new sense of urgency and focus emerges. I'm guessing a lot of short time perfumed princes of the Obumble era call ENDEX in February 2017. |
Posted by: NoMoreBS 2016-12-03 20:28 |
#5 Mattis seems like a good fit. Certainly worth a try. Cabinet could use his kind of input. To get where he is/was, he had to have gone through "charm school" and he must have had a fair amount of administrative experience as well as war-fighting experience. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2016-12-03 18:27 |
#4 How is he at handling armies of battling bureaucrats? |
Posted by: james 2016-12-03 12:47 |
#3 I'm trying not to get too excited about Mattis being appointed until he actually takes office, but: Damn!!! One question is whether the mullahs are going to be more frightened than the Courtney Massengales in the Pentagon. |
Posted by: Matt 2016-12-03 10:58 |
#2 Additional Mattis quote from a reliable source, paraphrased a bit I suspect: 'Perfection can be the enemy of successful mission accomplishment. Even Jesus of Nazareth had one guy go bad on him.' |
Posted by: Besoeker 2016-12-03 08:47 |
#1 Its safer to use a sharp knife than a dull one. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2016-12-03 02:39 |