'I may not like a commander in chief one fricking bit, but our system puts the commander in chief there' Former Sec. of Defense Mattis defends his resignation from the Trump admin. last year as well as his decision not to criticize the sitting president
"I had no choice but to leave," he told The Atlantic in the interview."That's why letter is in the book. I want people to understand why I couldn't stay."Mattis resigned as President Donald Trump's first defense secretary in late December after the President announced plans to withdraw US troops from Syria, citing irreconcilable policy differences in a letter to Trump that took many in Washington by surprise.
"Any Marine general or any other senior servant of the people of the United States would find that, to use a mild euphemism, counterproductive and beneath the dignity of the presidency," he said.He went on,"Let me put it this way. I've written an entire book built on the principles of respecting your troops, respecting each other, respecting your allies.
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