Tag Archives: James Mattis

President Trump campaigned on lessening U.S. involvement in wars abroad. He wants to get reelected. He does not need a Secretary of Defense that involves him in more wars that have little to none defined purpose. Mattis is an ingrained imperialist. He always asked for more money for the military and for more meddling abroad. One of Mattis' little notice acts as Defense Secretary was a unannounced change in the mission of the Pentagon:For at least two decades, the Department of Defense has...

Hear, hear! America needs no help in destroying its soft power and moral standing in the world. It's doing that just great all on its own.Caitlin Johnstone — Rogue JournalistMattis: Putin Is Trying To “Undermine America’s Moral Authority” Caitlin Johnstone

An expert assessment of the recent missile attack on Syria and what's next.Sic Semper TyrannisAn interim post on Syria ... (Editorial) by PLCol. W. Patrick Lang, US Army (ret.) At the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lang was the Defense Intelligence Officer (DIO) for the Middle East, South Asia and counter-terrorism, and later, the first Director of the Defense Humint Service. At the DIA, he was a member of the Defense Senior Executive Service. He participated in the drafting of National...

For the record.Summation: The strategy of the US is founded not on geographical defense but rather on protecting and extending "Enlightenment values," that is, liberalism. Ladies and gentlemen, we have no room for complacency, and history makes clear that America has no preordained right to victory on the battlefield. Simply, we must be the best if the values that grew out of the Enlightenment are to survive.... Under Christendom it was "saving souls."United States Department of...

Is the US now ruled by a military junta through soft coup?Moon of Alabama"Above All" - The Junta Expands Its Claim To Power b