General James Mattis is a storied and much-respected military leader. — Michele Flournoy Copy Share Image
[ General James Mattis] is a Marine's Marine who has served in combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq. — Peter R. Mansoor Copy Share Image
I think this does show that there will be some changes, not so much in Europe or Asia but certainly in the… — Peter R. Mansoor Copy Share Image
General [James] Mattis has got a really intellectual mindset about how the United States should go about protecting its national security. — Peter R. Mansoor Copy Share Image
If you saw General [James] Mattis and General [John] Kelly and Senator [Jeff] Sessions and Mr.[Rex] Tillerson and Congressman [Mike] Pompeo testify,… — Jason Chaffetz Copy Share Image
[General James Mattis] a very talented individual. He's - has a personal library of about 10,000 books and he's read most of… — Peter R. Mansoor Copy Share Image
We've learned something about President-elect [Donald] Trump's choice for secretary of defense. Lawmakers in Congress intend to proper debate over whether retired… — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
General [James] Mattis has said that the deal's in place. We can't unilaterally pull out of it without support from our allies… — Peter R. Mansoor Copy Share Image
The thing that strikes me, from looking at the names so far in the Donald Trump's Cabinet on the foreign policy side,… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
Brothers and sisters, white people will come in to chastise us. But since we are no longer forsaken, and are the people… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
General [James] Mattis's primary experience - indeed, his only experience - is as a member of the United States Marine Corps, where… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
Congress can grant a waiver [for General James Mattis ] and has done that once in history. — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
[General James Mattis] said, reading allows you to learn from other people's mistakes without filling body bags with the bodies of your… — Peter R. Mansoor Copy Share Image
Since 9/11 we've been engaged in wars around the world, and General [James] Mattis has been a leading battlefield commander in many… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
When the Defense Department was established after World War II, a law said that any defense secretary with military experience must have… — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
Barack Obama has done more than anyone else to promote the dangerous illusion that we can choose whether to have a war… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Michele Flournoy, by the way, is not just a talented and bright person. She was Hillary Clinton's secretary of defense in-waiting. So… — Peter R. Mansoor Copy Share Image
I was struck by the fact that none of the senators, basically, asked General [James] Mattis, "Well, General, how is it that… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
![“[ General James Mattis] is a Marine's Marine who has served in combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq.” quote by Peter R. Mansoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/119/peter-r-mansoor-34309_afghanistan_general-james-mattis-is-a-marine-s-marin_420833.jpg)
![“I think this does show that there will be some changes, not so much in Europe or Asia but certainly in the Middle East. General [James] Mattis has called for a comprehensive strategy to combat the various enemies the United States faces in the Middle East, especially Iran.” quote by Peter R. Mansoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fd5/peter-r-mansoor-34309_asia_i-think-this-does-show-that-there-will-b_211963.jpg)
![“General [James] Mattis has got a really intellectual mindset about how the United States should go about protecting its national security.” quote by Peter R. Mansoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ac1/peter-r-mansoor-34309_cybersecurity_general-james-mattis-has-got-a-really-in_1007087.jpg)
![“If you saw General [James] Mattis and General [John] Kelly and Senator [Jeff] Sessions and Mr.[Rex] Tillerson and Congressman [Mike] Pompeo testify, you thought, look, this is a reasonable more than a reasonable, I would say, cabinet.” quote by Jason Chaffetz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f20/jason-chaffetz-17908_cabinets_if-you-saw-general-james-mattis-and-gene_474679.jpg)
![“[General James Mattis] a very talented individual. He's - has a personal library of about 10,000 books and he's read most of them on military history and strategy and so forth.” quote by Peter R. Mansoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f91/peter-r-mansoor-34309_book_general-james-mattis-a-very-talented-ind_675604.jpg)
![“We've learned something about President-elect [Donald] Trump's choice for secretary of defense. Lawmakers in Congress intend to proper debate over whether retired General James Mattis meets a requirement for civilian control of the military.” quote by Steve Inskeep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6b0/steve-inskeep-10882_choices_we-ve-learned-something-about-president_181750.jpg)
![“General [James] Mattis has said that the deal's in place. We can't unilaterally pull out of it without support from our allies because the sanctions wouldn't bite as deeply. And so he'll find other ways to push back against Iran in the various conflicts that Iran is fomenting around the [Iran]…” quote by Peter R. Mansoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a6c/peter-r-mansoor-34309_allies_general-james-mattis-has-said-that-the-d_858630.jpg)
![“General [James] Mattis's primary experience - indeed, his only experience - is as a member of the United States Marine Corps, where he served for 41 years. That's his experience.” quote by James Mattis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f92/james-mattis-9515_general-james-mattis_general-james-mattis-s-primary-experienc_2709241.jpg)
![“Congress can grant a waiver [for General James Mattis ] and has done that once in history.” quote by Steve Inskeep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e5e/steve-inskeep-10882_congress_congress-can-grant-a-waiver-for-general_1693988.jpg)
![“[General James Mattis] said, reading allows you to learn from other people's mistakes without filling body bags with the bodies of your soldiers as you learn on the battlefield.” quote by Peter R. Mansoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f56/peter-r-mansoor-34309_bags_general-james-mattis-said-reading-allows_2884316.jpg)
![“Since 9/11 we've been engaged in wars around the world, and General [James] Mattis has been a leading battlefield commander in many of those theaters, including in the April 2004 siege of Fallujah, where the US Marines killed so many people that the municipal soccer stadium in the city had to be…” quote by James Mattis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cb9/james-mattis-9515_april_since-9-11-we-ve-been-engaged-in-wars-ar_2583293.jpg)
![“When the Defense Department was established after World War II, a law said that any defense secretary with military experience must have been out of the military at least seven years. General [James] Mattis doesn't meet that.” quote by Steve Inskeep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6b6/steve-inskeep-10882_defense_when-the-defense-department-was-establis_2280980.jpg)
![“Michele Flournoy, by the way, is not just a talented and bright person. She was Hillary Clinton's secretary of defense in-waiting. So for her to give General [James] Mattis her support, that says something significant.” quote by Peter R. Mansoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3d9/peter-r-mansoor-34309_clinton_michele-flournoy-by-the-way-is-not-just_1889218.jpg)
![“I was struck by the fact that none of the senators, basically, asked General [James] Mattis, "Well, General, how is it that we haven't won?" We haven't won anywhere, 'winning' in the sense of conclusively achieving our political objectives, however you might want to define those objectives.” quote by James Mattis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d64/james-mattis-9515_achieve_i-was-struck-by-the-fact-that-none-of-th_2738342.jpg)