James Mattis Eyed As Trump's Possible Pick for Defense Secretary

originally posted by: totesmcgrotes
a reply to: SignalMal

Jesus, I bet you were prone to blurting out rude questions to strangers in line at the grocery store as a kid (presuming you are now an adult, which might be stretch).

Well that makes no sense, but okay.

Cartilaginous tissues grow as we age, and don't always do it evenly. Now, any thoughts on James Mattis' fitness for SecDef?

Cool. Now I know. I don't know anything about him, but the consensus seems to be he's a hard ass who's fit for the job. Sounds good to me.

originally posted by: seagull
As for my use of "means to an end"? That was an extraordinarily bad choice of phrase on my part. Sorry.

No apologies necessary ... ever. I was just nitpickin' .

-Cheers

a reply to: Snarl

The thing is, old mad dog is expressing an outlook that produces the most peaceful human interactions possible.

It is the projection of weakness and indecision that encourages assailants, not quiet respectful preparedness.

Bravo!