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James Norman Mattis (born 8 September 1950) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who was the 26th United States Secretary of Defense, serving in the Cabinet of Donald Trump. Mattis was previously the 11th Commander of United States Central Command during the presidency of Barack Obama, and was responsible for American military operations in the Middle East, Northeast Africa, and Central Asia.
United States Military leaders Politicians Also known as: James Mattis, Lt Gen James Mattis
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Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.
The first time you blow someone away is not an insignificant event. That said, there are some assholes in the world that just need to be shot.
There is only one ‘retirement plan’ for terrorists.
To all who serve in defense of our values.
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead (2019)
You don't always control your circumstances, but you can always control your response.
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead (2019)
Today’s violent assault on our Capitol, an effort to subjugate American democracy by mob rule, was fomented by Mr. Trump.
Treachery has existed as long as there’s been warfare, and there’s always been a few people that you couldn’t trust.
"What keeps you awake at night?"
Remember, I don't have stress; I create it.
Good afternoon, Marines. Thank you for your attention so late on a Friday. I know the women of Southern California are waiting for you, so I won't waste your time.
Reading sheds light on our dark path ahead. By traveling into the past, I enhance my grasp of the present.
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead (2019)
When you were the commander of the Central Command, how much time, worry did you have on Iran? Was that your primary concern?
‘Winging it’ and filling body bags as we sort out what works reminds us of the moral dictates and the cost of incompetence in our profession.
To risk death willingly, to venture forth knowing that in so doing you may cease to exist is an unnatural act. To take the life of a fellow human being or to watch your closest comrades die exacts a profound emotional toll.
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead (2019)
I think the rewards for moral courage are promotion. ... Any institution gets the behavior it rewards.
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.
That China “harbored long-term designs to rewrite the existing global order,”...The Ming Dynasty appears to be their model, albeit in a more muscular manner, demanding that other nations become tribute states kowtowing to Beijing.
"I have the forces to squash the Iran military if I need to; but I've seen a lot of war and really don't want to kill young Iranian boys,"
In this age, I don’t care how tactically or operationally brilliant you are, if you cannot create harmony — even vicious harmony — on the battlefield based on trust across service lines, across coalition and national lines, and across civilian/military lines, you need to go home, because your leadership is obsolete. We have got to have officers who can create harmony across all those lines.
We do not need to militarize our response to protests. We need to unite around a common purpose. And it starts by guaranteeing that all of us are equal before the law.
In Union There Is Strength (2020)
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