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9 May 2017, 8:39 am
Secretary of Defense James Mattis told reporters that the United States is still reviewing the initiative, but that there are many unanswered questions about its implementation. [read post]
16 Apr 2018, 12:06 pm
” After all, as both Defense Secretary James Mattis and Pentagon spokesperson Dana White reiterated countless times, no civilized nation can or should tolerate the use of chemical weapons. [read post]
10 Feb 2018, 5:26 am
Mattis status report. [read post]
10 Oct 2017, 11:53 am
Secretary of Defense James Mattis said the U.S. effort against Pyongyang is “diplomatically led” but the U.S. will use military options if diplomacy fails. [read post]
14 Mar 2017, 8:20 am
Secretary of Defense James Mattis is reportedly sympathetic to Ankara’s concerns. [read post]
21 Dec 2017, 9:41 am
Defense Secretary James Mattis will become the first Pentagon chief to visit Guantanamo since 2002, as he travels there to offer holiday greetings to troops today, ABC News tells us. [read post]
17 Apr 2018, 7:00 am
Secretary of Defense James Mattis described it as a “one-off”—not an opening salvo in an escalation of the U.S. role in Syria. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 10:38 am
Mattis—the case of the U.S. citizen captured fighting alongside ISIS in Syria and currently being held by U.S. military forces in Iraq—the Justice Department claimed that, even absent statutory authorization, President Trump has the constitutional authority under Article II to detain members of ISIS “as long as U.S. troops are engaged in active hostilities on th[e] battlefield. [read post]
5 Jan 2020, 7:00 am
Third, in an echo of the Bay of Pigs planning process, advocacy and evaluation roles were undifferentiated, as then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis and then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford briefed the Defense Department-generated plan and offered their “unreserved endorsement. [read post]
13 Mar 2018, 7:41 am
In this case, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross initiated the department’s investigation on April 19 and sent a notification to Defense Secretary James Mattis that same day. [read post]
19 Feb 2018, 9:01 pm
” A few days later, Secretary of Defense James Mattis seemed to escalate the message, warning Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he would be “ill advised” to launch new chemical weapons attacks, adding, “(w)e’re on the record and you all have seen how we reacted to [your 2017 violations]. [read post]
2 Nov 2017, 9:59 am
The new habeas petition was filed directly against Colonel Spath and also against Defense Secretary James Mattis, who as the head of the Pentagon has overall control of what happens at Guantanamo Bay, the Navy post in Cuba. [read post]
26 Mar 2020, 2:49 pm
” Former Defense Secretary James Mattis said Trump has a “fifth—or sixth grader” view of world events. [read post]
5 Jun 2020, 5:30 am
” NY Times“James Mattis, the esteemed Marine general who resigned as secretary of defense in December 2018 to protest Donald Trump’s Syria policy, has, ever since, kept studiously silent about Trump’s performance as president. [read post]
10 Oct 2017, 9:15 am
Just last week, Secretary of Defense James Mattis contradicted the president’s pending announcement and told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he considers the deal to be in the U.S. national security interest; he and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have consistently argued in favor of remaining in the agreement, according to reports. [read post]
14 Apr 2018, 10:54 am
Although it has offered no official legal argument for the strikes, Secretary of Defense James Mattis made crystal clear that he believed Article II alone was the basis: As our commander in chief, the president has the authority under Article II of the Constitution to use military force overseas to defend important U.S. national interests. [read post]
28 Dec 2016, 5:30 am
U.S. forces may take a more direct role in the conflict—Trump has suggested that tens of thousands of ground forces could be necessary and has expressed skepticism about the rebel forces the Unites States has supported—but its hard to imagine the U.S. military, especially under Secretary of Defense James Mattis, coordinating closely with the Russian and Iranian militaries. [read post]
16 Jan 2018, 8:03 am
Secretary of Defense James Mattis pushed back on those criticisms in comments in December, telling reporters that he is “never okay with any civilian casualty” and not to “screw with me on this. [read post]
7 Feb 2018, 6:20 am
The drawdown in Iraq tracks with comments Secretary of Defense James Mattis made last month when asked about the U.S. troop presence across the border in eastern Syria. [read post]
20 Mar 2018, 7:00 am
Secretary of Defense James Mattis has also expressed mild support for preserving the JCPOA. [read post]
