Marine General forced out of CENTCOM for questioning Obama's Iran policy
In particular, it appears his questions surrounding the U.S. response to Iran's nuclear ambitions drew the ire of civilian military and security advisers.
These civilians were apparently upset by the way Mattis pushed them to "consider second and third-order consequences of military action against Iran." Nor did they appreciate the way he pushed them to think long term and consider what the U.S. will do if Iran develops non-nuclear weapons that can be used to keep U.S. ships out of the Persian Gulf.
Mattis also expressed concern over the consequences of certain aspects of the U.S. approach to Afghanistan and Pakistan. It seems this line of reasoning didn't sit well with National Security Adviser Tom Donilon.What could go wrong?
Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, Iran sanctions regime, Iranian nuclear threat, United States marines
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 1:34 PM
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Hey, when all that the U.S. armed forces commander in chief knows about the military is gleaned from a few old Hollywood movies, what can we expect? Well, he might still something right - even if it's only by accident.Then again, perhaps not. /sigh/
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