[ General James Mattis] is a Marine's Marine who has served in combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Peter R. Mansoor More Quotes by Peter R. Mansoor More Quotes From Peter R. Mansoor Why do soldiers fight? They join because they believe in a higher cause -- protecting religion, their nation, defending against a foreign nation. But why do soldier stay and fight? Soldiers aren't individuals. They are part of a unit. And that unit is led by a commander. If they don't trust their commander ... if there is no leadership, there is nothing. Peter R. Mansoor fighting leadership believe General [James] Mattis has got a really intellectual mindset about how the United States should go about protecting its national security. Peter R. Mansoor general-james-mattis united-states intellectual [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. Peter R. Mansoor library military book 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. Peter R. Mansoor stipulations iran thinking 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] region. Peter R. Mansoor allies iran support I think that you will see some significant changes in the [Donald] Trump administration. Peter R. Mansoor significant-change administration thinking 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. Peter R. Mansoor iran europe thinking 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. Peter R. Mansoor support waiting giving Given this president [Donald Trump] and his lack of military experience, I think it actually might be a good thing to have someone who understands the military very deeply to be counseling him. Peter R. Mansoor military president thinking Certainly, we shouldn't go about making a habit of taking generals and making them secretary of defense. Peter R. Mansoor secretary habit defense 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 book way thinking [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. Peter R. Mansoor reading mistake people Iran has proxies in Yemen, Syria, Iraq. You can push back against Iran without pulling out of the deal. Peter R. Mansoor yemen iran iraq
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