James Mattis retires

The Minister of defence of the USA will leave in February to resign. The announcement came from the White house the day after yesterday’s announcement of victory over ISIS and a possible withdrawal of American troops from Syria, which did not agree with General Mattis.

General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served my Administration as Secretary of Defense for the past two years. During Jim’s tenure, tremendous progress has been made, especially with respect to the purchase of new fighting….

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018

«General James Mattis will retire with honors at the end of February after the last two years he served in my administration as Secretary of defense. During his leadership there has been enormous progress, particularly with regard to the purchase of new weapons,» wrote today Donald trump tweeted.

Mattis’ resignation letter makes it clear.

“My views on treating allies with respect and also being clear-eyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held and informed by over four decades of immersion in these issues.” pic.twitter.com/8mkGFXKihI

— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) December 20, 2018

James Mattis has resigned, leaving a farewell statement in which he called NATO major ally of the United States, and reminded of the need for America to be «strong and unequivocal» with countries such as China and Russia: «My views in respect to the allies, clarity of views as evil enemies and strategic competitors is solid and based on awareness more than four decades of immersion in these problems… We must make every effort to promote an international order that best facilitates our security, prosperity and values and we are strengthened in these efforts, the solidarity of our alliances».

James Mattis retiresJames Mattis, (call sign «Chaos» in Afghanistan) resigns as Minister of defense

It is believed that Mattis convinced trump to abandon the idea of physical elimination of Assad in Syria and against military escalation in North Korea. However, despite the almost friendly relations, the General could not achieve mutual understanding with the President on many issues, including the possible withdrawal of troops from Syria, vladenie relations with NATO allies. Media noted that with the departure of Mattis, disappears from the environment trump layer of «old» — he is the last

General of the marine Corps James Mattis was born in 1950-m to year in Washington. As Brigadier General commanded task groups in Afghanistan (had a call «Chaos»), repeatedly participating in battles with the Taliban. In 2003, he commanded the 1st marine division in Iraq, led by American forces in the battles for Fallujah. Held a number of senior posts in NATO and the U.S. Armed forces. Has many state awards and diplomas.

 

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