Report: Obama Ousting CENTCOM Chief Mattis
“Word on the national security street is that General James Mattis is being given the bum’s rush out of his job as commander of Central Command, and is being told to vacate his office several months...
View ArticleTop General: At Least One Arab State to Go Nuclear If Iran Does
Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. James Mattis said Tuesday that ”at least one other nation” has told him “at the leadership level” they will seek nuclear weapons if Iran goes nuclear: SEN....
View ArticleTop General Wanted More Troops in Afghanistan
The head of U.S. Central Command Gen. James Mattis said Tuesday he recommended close to 20,000 troops be left in Afghanistan post-2014. “That recommendation is for 13,600 U.S. forces” with an...
View ArticleRead the General Mattis Email That Went Viral
Prior to going to Iraq in 2004, Gen. James Mattis answered a colleague’s request to elaborate on the importance of reading for military officers. That response made its way into an email that...
View ArticleGeneral Mattis: Afghan Troop Deadline Gives Taliban ‘Reason for Optimism’
Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis and other former military officials are criticizing the president’s 2016 deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, according to the New York Times. Mattis said the...
View ArticleObama Rejected ‘Best Military Advice’ From Top Military Commander
President Obama had been given advice on how to handle the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant but did not act on it, according to a new report from Real Clear Defense. Obama was preparing his...
View ArticleMattis: Don’t Rule Out Boots On The Ground
The Obama administration’s strategy to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) does not go far enough overall, retired U.S. Gen. James Mattis told the House Intelligence...
View ArticleMore Great Quotes from ‘Mad Dog Mattis’
Gen. James Mattis, who retired in 2013 after 41 years of military service, is an inspirational leader. Mattis was commander of the United States Central Command from 2010 to 2013. He also led the 1st...
View ArticleGen. Mattis Has Sharp Words for Obama Foreign Policy
Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis had less than rosy words for the state of U.S. foreign policy Tuesday at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. [We need to] come out from our reactive crouch and...
View ArticleOn Iran, Obama Should Have Listened to Mad Dog Mattis
With John Kerry currently working to salvage a nuclear deal with Iran in Lausanne before tomorrow’s deadline, consider just how much the White House has been willing to sacrifice to get to this point....
View ArticleJames Mattis Feels Sorry For Those Who Didn’t Serve
James Mattis is legendary among Marines. He commanded the first Marines to land in Afghanistan in 2001, the 1st Marine Division in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and ultimately led U.S. Central Command...
View ArticleConservative Billionaires Are Pushing Gen. James Mattis to Run for President
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. The...
View ArticleRetired Gen. James Mattis Cancels Out Independent Presidential Bid
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis will not run as an independent candidate in the presidential election despite pressure from conservative billionaires. Weekly Standard editor William Kristol...
View ArticleServicemembers Back Gen. Mattis Presidential Bid
Servicemembers are clinging onto hope that retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis will throw his name into the presidential race despite his decision last month to cancel out a third-party bid....
View ArticleMattis: China’s Island Militarization Continues
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis this week voiced new U.S. opposition to China's continued militarization of islands in the South China Sea. "We remain highly concerned with continued militarization of...
View ArticleMattis: Synagogue Shooter ‘Not a Man by Any Definition We Use’ in DOD
Defense Secretary James Mattis spoke in no uncertain terms about the man suspected of shooting and killing 11 people at a synagogue over the weekend. "This individual — I won’t even call him a man —...
View ArticleMattis, Pompeo Call for Ceasefire in Yemen Within 30 Days
Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday called on all participants in Yemen's civil war to reach a ceasefire and meet for peace talks. "Thirty days from now we...
View ArticleDefense Secretary Mattis to Stay on at Pentagon
Contradicting press reports, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has no plans to step down and leave the Trump administration following the midterm elections, his spokeswoman says. "No. There is work to be...
View ArticlePentagon Chief Slams ‘Slow Learner’ Putin Over Election Meddling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday of being a "slow learner" who again tried to meddle in U.S. elections in November, adding...
View ArticleContinetti on Syria Withdrawal: American Power ‘Often the Lid on That...
Washington Free Beacon editor in chief Matthew Continetti warned Wednesday that pulling U.S. troops out of Syria could empower adversaries to take "hostile actions," comparing an American withdrawal to...
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