Why do we have such a liberal secretary of defense?

[mystery-ak]

May 13, 2018
Why do we have such a liberal secretary of defense?
By Ed Straker

Secretary of defense Jim Mattis seems to always be on the wrong side of every issue.

1. He believes that global warming is a national security threat.

    Mattis has long espoused the position that the armed forces, for a host of reasons, need to cut dependence on fossil fuels and explore renewable energy where it makes sense.  He had also, as commander of the U.S. Joint Forces Command in 2010, signed off on the Joint Operating Environment, which lists climate change as one of the security threats the military expected to confront over the next 25 years.

Shouldn't we have a secretary of defense more focused on real national security threats and less on imaginary ones?

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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/05/why_do_we_have_such_a_liberal_secretary_of_defense.html

[RoosGirl]

Because he has a cool nickname?

Anyway, with all the ETs here, it's dangerous to say *why* we have such a liberal Secretary of Defense.

[jpsb]

Because he has a cool nickname?

As usual @RoosGirl nails it. His transgender policy is insane.

[TomSea]

The original source for this article is "news machete"...

Maybe Mattis is the best military leader, yeah, liberal, having a name like Mad Dog sounds liberal.  Also, the statement per the article that the US just hit some empty buildings in Syria may well be false let alone wreckless, I'd like to ask this Straker fellow, when Syria last had a poisonous gas attack on it's populace?  For some reason, the author of the editorial is a hot shot wanting to see deaths in those airstrikes.

2016:

Conservative Billionaires Are Pushing Gen. James Mattis to Run for President

April 8, 2016 3:48 pm

Conservative donors are throwing their weight and cash behind retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis in an attempt to pressure him into the presidential race to slow Donald Trump’s momentum.

...

Nicknamed "Mad Dog" by his troops, Mattis served in the military for 44 years and was dubbed the "most revered Marine general" in a generation by the Military Times.

http://freebeacon.com/politics/conservative-push-mattis-president/

[TomSea]

Not sure if the "transgender policy" is Mattis' either, he just thought, once it is in place, it didn't need to be changed. If one cares too much about the political views of a candidate and not how well they do their job, that's how you might get mediocre personnel running the show.

Quotes by Mattis:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/07/16-most-hair-raising-general-mattis-quotes/340553/

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/the-best-from-mad-dog-mattis/

With the NTs, I guess, it's dangerous to say why we have a patriotic SOD.

 

[RoosGirl]

Not sure if the "transgender policy" is Mattis' either, he just thought, once it is in place, it didn't need to be changed. If one cares too much about the political views of a candidate and not how well they do their job, that's how you might get mediocre personnel running the show.

Quotes by Mattis:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/07/16-most-hair-raising-general-mattis-quotes/340553/

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/the-best-from-mad-dog-mattis/

With the NTs, I guess, it's dangerous to say why we have a patriotic SOD.

 

That was funny, Tom.  I didn't know if you'd be able to handle it.  Well done.