READ: James Mattis' resignation letter

[mobeau69]

What a rebuke! A letter we needed. Now, let us pray.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/20/politics/james-mattis-resignation-letter-doc/

[Mike Nelson]

1. The letter...

… falls short, although I can read between the lines. I don't like the "sandwich" letter - opening and closing with fluff. He should have been much more blunt.

[cilla4progress]

2. So he's basically saying

he values our historic alliances, identifies named threats, and in this his world view diverges from trump.

Powerful.

[mobeau69]

4. Yes it is.

Telling the president he sucks. Bet Mattis wishes he could have that lie about the murder back.

[Doodley]

3. Weasel words that don't change a thing.

Too polite, too carefully worded not to offend, and won't make a single Trump supporter rethink anything. We might get what he is saying, but we aren't the people who need to be persuaded.

[cilla4progress]

5. I agree.

At least he quit. So many stay.

I think they also have in their minds (as certainly Barack and Michelle did in January 2017) that the "peaceful transfer of power," i.e., acting to to maintain stability, is paramount. And not to scare the people!

[jcgoldie]

6. That was a massive FUCK YOU Trump.