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Jim Mattis to US troops:"Hold the line until our country gets back to understanding & respecting eac (Original Post) RandySF Aug 2017 OP
An interesting choice of words for sure ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #1
Translation: sandensea Aug 2017 #8
My jaw dropped listening to that. nycbos Aug 2017 #2
Love you! He da man! Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #3
makes as much sense as MAGA Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #4
Because he couldn't say "keep it together gang. We all know the CiC is a dick" NightWatcher Aug 2017 #5
Not good enough matt819 Aug 2017 #6
Ditto! BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #10
wow Lucinda Aug 2017 #7
In other words, probably January 20, 2020. George II Aug 2017 #9
Um.............. wow? He's next on the chopping block, I'm afraid. raven mad Aug 2017 #11
Hollow words. roamer65 Aug 2017 #12
Where are the Democrats and Republicans?? kentuck Aug 2017 #13

sandensea

(21,529 posts)
8. Translation:
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 04:47 PM
Aug 2017

"The day the Joint Chiefs and I march into the Oval Office to invoke the 25th on Cheetolini, is coming sooner rather than later."

nycbos

(6,033 posts)
2. My jaw dropped listening to that.
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 02:15 PM
Aug 2017

That is an astounding phrase to come out of the mouth of the US defense secretary.


I am sure he thinks his job is to prevent the world from blowing up given the man who has his finger on the button needs a full time babysitter.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
6. Not good enough
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 03:26 PM
Aug 2017

Sure, great message. It seems he has the prerogative to allow current personnel to continue serving, but he's still been commanded to stop enlisting transgendered personnel. Or accepting any transgendered personnel to the service academies. It seems that Mattis and the service chief do not agree with this policy, and Mattis might be pushing it a bit. But until he pushes it further - and, yes, I know this is tantamount to mutiny - all they are are nice words. And, as we all know, words from republicans are worthless.

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