Secretary Of Defense James “Mad Cuck” Mattis To Leave In February

My opinion?

Cautiously optimistic, but skeptical like I’ve been with everything involving President Trump since the early days of his Administration.

AP:

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday after clashing with President Donald Trump over the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and after two years of deep disagreements over America’s role in the world.

Mattis, perhaps the most respected foreign policy official in Trump’s administration, will leave by the end of February after two tumultuous years struggling to soften and moderate the president’s hardline and sometimes sharply changing policies. He told Trump in a letter that he was leaving because “you have a right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours.”

His departure was immediately lamented by foreign policy hands and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, who viewed the retired Marine general as a sober voice of experience in the ear of a president who had never held political office or served in the military. Even Trump allies expressed fear over Mattis’ decision to quit, believing him to be an important moderating force on the president.

“Just read Gen. Mattis resignation letter ,” tweeted Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. “It makes it abundantly clear that we are headed toward a series of grave policy errors which will endanger our nation, damage our alliances & empower our adversaries.”

Mattis did not mention the dispute over Syria in his letter or proposed deep cuts to U.S. forces in Afghanistan, another significant policy dispute. He noted his “core belief” that American strength is “inextricably linked” with the nation’s alliances with other countries, a position seemingly at odds with the “America First” policy of the president.

The defense secretary also said China and Russia want to spread their “authoritarian model” and promote their interests at the expense of America and its allies. “That is why we must use all the tools of American power to provide for the common defense,” he wrote.

For the record, I’ll take Russia’s anti-faggotry laws and China’s Great Firewall over the spread of multiculturalism and multisexualism any day of the week.

The announcement came a day after Trump surprised U.S. allies and members of Congress by announcing the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Syria, and as he continues to consider cutting in half the American deployment in Afghanistan by this summer. The news coincided with domestic turmoil as well, Trump’s fight with Congress over a border wall and a looming partial government shutdown.

Trump’s decision to pull troops out of Syria has been sharply criticized for abandoning America’s Kurdish allies, who may well face a Turkish assault once U.S. troops leave, and had been staunchly opposed by the Pentagon.

Mattis, in his resignation letter, emphasized the importance of standing up for U.S. allies — an implicit criticism of the president’s decision on this issue and others.

“While the U.S. remains the indispensable nation in the free world, we cannot protect our interests or serve that role effectively without maintaining strong alliances and showing respect to those allies,” Mattis wrote.

So we’re losing the “lifelong bachelor” Mattis, but I’m still not convinced that we’ll witness a huge change in foreign policy in regards to the military.

America is propped up by an Officer Corps dedicated to Neocon policy and policing actions throughout the world, and unless we see someone miraculously sneak through the extensive vetting process, the odds are leaning towards little to no gain.

It might sound a bit depressing, but as a White Man who values logic and reasoning, I find it literally sickening to see some people clinging to little bits of hope (like the “Q” nonsense), while engaging in what amounts to literal worship of the President.

The common sense thing to do in this day and age is to analyze things in a calm and detached way and move forward whatever the outcome – begging for ZOG to limp onward with all its defects and weaknesses is not exactly going to lead to safety and freedom for our people.