12-21-2018, 10:00 PM
It is no surprise of course to anyone with a brain.
Trump is is interested in America and Americans and sees no percentage in fighting other countries wars for other countries reasons , does not want Americans to die for such wars, spend billions of dollars each year for the the joy of a perpetual war.
Mattis is a warrior chief. War and military is what he knows and does very well. Mattis knows that there will always be a war and/or confluicts. and that these fights will be a perpetual thing by which he can strategise, plan and try to win battles. There will always be an Anti-American Authoritarian. There will always be enemies. Sometimes the reasons for war can be a bit murky and sometimes who is an ally or not can be a bit murky but none of this is overly important because the right side is the US and its sovereignty and his duty is to win for America. Warring shows American strength and resolve and toughness. It keeps America strong and its enemies (whoever they happen to be) that they are powerful.
So of course Trump will want to withdraw and of course Mattis will not want that.
Both have points.
Maybe America ought not have gone in BUT they are there now and they should stay forever if necessary or until the enemy is defeated because pulling out shows weakness and a failure to complete their mission (whatever anyone imagines that is) and does not support their allies.
OR
Maybe being in a perpetual 1984 Orwellian perpetual war is mindless and stupid and never allows for anything except more and more violence for no net gain. The countries cannot recover and rebuild and just generations after generation are growing up knowing that they are under seige and have been all their lives and their parents lives and grandparents lives.
A plus is MAYBE all those "Syrians" saying they are fleeing war, will no longer have a war to flee? Maybe.
Trump is is interested in America and Americans and sees no percentage in fighting other countries wars for other countries reasons , does not want Americans to die for such wars, spend billions of dollars each year for the the joy of a perpetual war.
Mattis is a warrior chief. War and military is what he knows and does very well. Mattis knows that there will always be a war and/or confluicts. and that these fights will be a perpetual thing by which he can strategise, plan and try to win battles. There will always be an Anti-American Authoritarian. There will always be enemies. Sometimes the reasons for war can be a bit murky and sometimes who is an ally or not can be a bit murky but none of this is overly important because the right side is the US and its sovereignty and his duty is to win for America. Warring shows American strength and resolve and toughness. It keeps America strong and its enemies (whoever they happen to be) that they are powerful.
So of course Trump will want to withdraw and of course Mattis will not want that.
Both have points.
Maybe America ought not have gone in BUT they are there now and they should stay forever if necessary or until the enemy is defeated because pulling out shows weakness and a failure to complete their mission (whatever anyone imagines that is) and does not support their allies.
OR
Maybe being in a perpetual 1984 Orwellian perpetual war is mindless and stupid and never allows for anything except more and more violence for no net gain. The countries cannot recover and rebuild and just generations after generation are growing up knowing that they are under seige and have been all their lives and their parents lives and grandparents lives.
A plus is MAYBE all those "Syrians" saying they are fleeing war, will no longer have a war to flee? Maybe.