How long will Mattis remain SecDef?

I watched most of the Mattis confirmation hearing today and as I expected, I was impressed with his testimony.  But not necessarily for his answers about defense, foreign policy or DoD policy on LGBTQ stuff.  You can read about that stuff here.

Nope.  I was impressed with his quiet dignity and confidence.  I was impressed with his erudition and knowledge of the military and history.  He's a warrior/scholar.  Having been to war, he's also a reluctant warrior, and that's good.  Most of all though, I was impressed with his integrity.

One of the reasons Gen. Mattis was a civilian is because he stood up to the powers to be in the Obama administration one too many times concerning their various policies and orders.  He was "troublesome" in that regard.  He will stand up and be counted whether or not you like what he has to say or not.

I don't expect anything less of him in a Trump administration.  That means it could go two ways.  One, he could be the SecDef for Trump's full term, if Trump has the wisdom to listen to him.  Because James Mattis is going to tell him, in no uncertain terms what he thinks of a pending policy or decision.  He could become one of the most important cabinet members in the Trump administration. Or he could be gone in a few months.

It all depends on Trump.

~McQ

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

So we'll just hang out here a while

While this DDOS attack continues you can look for QandO updates right here.  We've been the victim of this DDOS attack for 2 weeks now and it doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon.  When whoever it is tires of playing that game for whatever reason, we'll return to our site. ~McQ
Read more

The irony of the increasing violence on campus

I guess everyone has heard about the violence at Middlebury College.  It wouldn’t be especially noteworthy if it were isolated or unique.  But it isn’t.  It seems to be a part of a growing and more violent trend on college campuses. It first burst onto the headlines at Berkeley around February 2nd when violent protesters rioted, burned and destroyed property  in order to block  a Milo Yiannopoulos speech.  Some who had come to hear Yiannopoulos were beaten.  The claim, by the rioters, was they were “anti-fascists” out to shout down and shut down the racist Yiannopoulos. Fast forward approximately one month and  the scene in Middlebury College in Vermont . Students and professors at Middlebury College were ashamed and embarrassed after an explosive protest Thursday night that has forced the school to reconsider what it means to embrace free speech. The normally peaceful campus of Middlebury College, with its mountain backdrop and ...
Read more