So in his very politically-incorrect way, I think [James Mattis] is a good counterpart to Donald Trump, who doesn't read books. — Peter R. Mansoor 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
[James Mattis] is a student of history. He's a strategic thinker. — Michele Flournoy Copy Share Image
Congress can grant a waiver [for General James Mattis ] and has done that once in history. — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
I will say this, I will rely on [Mike ] Pompeo and [James] Mattis and my group. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
General James Mattis is a storied and much-respected military leader. — Michele Flournoy Copy Share Image
t I think what [James Mattis] will do with the deal is monitor it very, very carefully and make sure that Iran… — Peter R. Mansoor 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
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
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
“military figures like James Mattis, H. R. McMaster, and John Kelly: they found themselves working in an administration that was in every… — Michael Wolff 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
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
[James Mattis] also has real passion for the care of the men and women in the U.S. military and their families. So,… — Michele Flournoy 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
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
I think all three of those men [James Mattis, Mike Pompeo and Rex Tillerson] that you just mentioned, depending on what deal… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I've directed our defense community headed by our great general now Secretary [James] Mattis, he's over there now working very hard to… — Donald Trump 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
I think what you're going to get from President-elect [ Donald] Trump is all of his folks together - Rex Tillerson, James… — Reince Priebus Copy Share Image
What concerned me was that [James Mattis] played not only a critical role as a battlefield commander in Fallujah, but also, afterwards,… — James Mattis 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
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
The media that's having this hysterical reaction to James Mattis retiring is the same media in many cases, the same politicians in… — Stephen Miller 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
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
![“So in his very politically-incorrect way, I think [James Mattis] is a good counterpart to Donald Trump, who doesn't read books.” quote by Peter R. Mansoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c23/peter-r-mansoor-34309_book_so-in-his-very-politically-incorrect-way_371320.jpg)
![“[ 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)
![“[James Mattis] is a student of history. He's a strategic thinker.” quote by Michele Flournoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6bc/michele-flournoy-59058_history_james-mattis-is-a-student-of-history-he_1681306.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)
![“I will say this, I will rely on [Mike ] Pompeo and [James] Mattis and my group.” quote by Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/775/donald-trump-18_groups_i-will-say-this-i-will-rely-on-mike-pomp_3199597.jpg)
![“t I think what [James Mattis] will do with the deal is monitor it very, very carefully and make sure that Iran is complying with every stipulation of it.” quote by Peter R. Mansoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e14/peter-r-mansoor-34309_complying_t-i-think-what-james-mattis-will-do-with_2830109.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)
![“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)
![“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] 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)
![“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)
![“[James Mattis] also has real passion for the care of the men and women in the U.S. military and their families. So, you know, I think he would be an outstanding candidate.” quote by Michele Flournoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b03/michele-flournoy-59058_candidates_james-mattis-also-has-real-passion-for-t_385485.jpg)
![“I think all three of those men [James Mattis, Mike Pompeo and Rex Tillerson] that you just mentioned, depending on what deal was struck with Russia, depending on what terms the deal would have and what incremental steps we would have to take and measurements that we would have to take with…” quote by John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/db3/john-lewis-1310_deals_i-think-all-three-of-those-men-james-mat_2640046.jpg)
![“I've directed our defense community headed by our great general now Secretary [James] Mattis, he's over there now working very hard to submit a plan for the defeat of ISIS, a group that celebrates the murder and torture of innocent people in large sections of the world, used to be a small group…” quote by Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c30/donald-trump-18_celebrate_i-ve-directed-our-defense-community-head_2580096.jpg)
![“I think what you're going to get from President-elect [ Donald] Trump is all of his folks together - Rex Tillerson, James Mattis, John Kelly, CIA, Homeland Security, everyone that you would want in the room, making decisions about that particular document and treaties like that document as to how…” quote by Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/03b/reince-priebus-3623_cia_i-think-what-you-re-going-to-get-from-pr_319832.jpg)
![“What concerned me was that [James Mattis] played not only a critical role as a battlefield commander in Fallujah, but also, afterwards, when he was promoted to various other higher-ranking positions, he served as a convening authority in court-martial proceedings against various marines who had…” quote by James Mattis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/390/james-mattis-9515_accused_what-concerned-me-was-that-james-mattis_1949662.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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)