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Trump's frontrunners for Pentagon job likely to share Mattis' views on Syria, AfghanistanLukas MikelionisDefense Secretary Jim Mattis said President Trump deserves a Pentagon leader “whose views are better aligned†with the commander-in-chief's, but a search for such a person will be a lot harder after Trump’s decisions on Syria and Afghanistan.Mattis' resignation Thursday, which will take effect in February, came shortly after Trump announced that the U.S. military will withdraw from Syria and pull back from Afghanistan.While Mattis’ departure was considered imminent amid his opposition to the Army staff changes Trump was considering, the Syria decision ultimately pushed him to quit after he failed to convince the president to reconsider the move.Read more at: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-front-runners-to-replace-mattis-may-not-share-views-decisions-in-syria-afghanistan
So in other words, we’ll end up with a third-rate political hack.
@Oceander Not true. Almost all General Officers are First Rate political hacks. They have to be to be Generals.