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17 Jan 2017, 8:30 am
James Mattis, who is being considered for secretary of defense, said in his hearings that he supports the current campaign against the Islamic State, but that it needs to be placed on a “more aggressive timeline. [read post]
27 Mar 2017, 9:24 am
The Post adds that Defense Secretary James Mattis sent a memo to the White House earlier this month explaining that an increase in support for the Saudi-led efforts—including a planned Emirati offensive to retake the key Red Sea port of Hodeida—would help combat a “common threat. [read post]
31 Oct 2017, 10:20 am
At the hearing, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis said any new authorization should not include sunset provisions or geographic restrictions on military actions. [read post]
23 Jan 2017, 8:55 am
In a response to the emergency motion, the government argued that the late date at which it received Morocco’s assurances led Secretary Carter to “elect[] to leave that decision [on Nasser’s release] to his successor,” Secretary of Defense James Mattis, because of the 30-day notice requirement. [read post]
23 Aug 2017, 11:48 am
Defense Secretary James Mattis asked the leader of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan to delay an upcoming independence referendum. [read post]
14 Apr 2018, 1:46 pm
His senior national security advisers—Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan, CIA Director (and Secretary of State-designate) Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor John Bolton, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Counsel to the President Don McGahn (the last five of whom are lawyers)—should all urge the president to act consistent with, and specifically refer to, the legal rules governing use of… [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 10:58 am
The Post tells us that key members of Trump’s national security team, including Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary James Mattis, and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, are leading the U.S. delegation to the Munich Security Conference beginning today. [read post]
26 Sep 2018, 2:24 pm
As the Pentagon recalibrates its military focus towards China and Russia, Secretary of Defense James Mattis has announced that the U.S. is pulling four Patriot missile systems from Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain next month, reports the Journal. [read post]
7 Sep 2018, 11:40 am
Defense Secretary James Mattis made an unannounced visit to Kabul on Friday to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani amid the Trump administration’s latest effort to kickstart peace negotiations with the Taliban, reports the Times. [read post]
28 Aug 2018, 1:19 pm
Defense Secretary James Mattis warned Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that U.S. military and intelligence support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen is “not unconditional” and that the coalition needs to do “everything humanly possible” to avoid civilian casualties, reports CNN. [read post]
17 Feb 2018, 7:00 am
Venting his frustration, he contemplated whether he could get Defense Secretary James Mattis to testify about his awareness of the “rogue defense organization” at play in the military commissions system and what he planned to do to fix the situation. [read post]
30 Sep 2018, 4:03 am
Senator), and James Mattis (General, USMC) is impressive. [read post]
14 Sep 2017, 4:00 am
Defense Secretary James Mattis, right, serves on the committee, which recommended that Trump block the Lattice deal. [read post]
30 Dec 2017, 8:39 am
That argument was rejected by one of the appeals courts, saying that the President had ordered the ban, and thus Defense Secretary James Mattis had no independent authority to alter the ban. [read post]
1 Nov 2017, 9:30 pm
Four days following the issuance of the Presidential Memorandum, Secretary of Defense James Mattis released his own statement on transgender service members, announcing that “current policy with respect to currently serving members will remain in place. [read post]
18 Aug 2017, 9:30 am
Defense Secretary James Mattis was “appalled,” and stated he would not enforce the directive. [read post]
27 Mar 2018, 9:31 pm
But following President Trump’s election, Secretary of Defense James Mattis exercised his discretion and approved the recommendation of the military services to delay the Obama-era accession policy for an additional six months. [read post]
19 May 2017, 12:53 pm
Secretary of Defense James Mattis stated the strike was necessary to defend U.S. troops and allies, saying “We are not increasing our role in the Syrian civil war, but we will defend our troops. [read post]
15 Feb 2018, 1:54 pm
As Tillerson visited Ankara, Defense Secretary James Mattis met with his Turkish counterpart in Brussels to determine how to resolve the countries’ differences of opinion on the invasion in northern Syria. [read post]
5 Jan 2019, 5:22 am
Shane Harris, Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes, and Tamara Cofman Wittes discussed how the new Congress and a new Cabinet might confront major national security challenges in 2019 on this week’s Rational Security: The “New Year New You” Edition: On Jan. 1, 2019, Defense Secretary James Mattis departed the Pentagon and was replaced on an acting basis by his deputy, Patrick Shanahan. [read post]
