James Mattis Quotes
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Perhaps if you are in support functions waiting on the warfighters to spell out the specifics of what you are to do, you can avoid the consequences of not reading. Those who must adapt to overcoming an independent enemy's will are not allowed that luxury.
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I like the enemy knowing there are a few guys like me around.
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It's a lot easier to stay idealistic if you don't sign two to five next-of-kin letters every day.
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Putin goes to bed at night knowing he can break all the rules, and the West will follow all the rules.
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Policy makers who have never served in the military continue to use the military to lead social change in this country.
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Iran is not a nation-state; it's a revolutionary cause devoted to mayhem.
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There is no room for military people, including our veterans, to see themselves as victims, even if so many of our countrymen are prone to relish that role.
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No war is over until the enemy says it's over.
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It's very hard to live with yourself if you don't stick with your moral code.
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Be the hunter, not the hunted.
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There are a lot of self-imposed restrictions by people who somehow believe they have to fall in with a certain military cant. There was always a sense that we had to put things into words that would touch our troops' hearts, not just their heads.
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The economy's always been the engine for our national security.
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Most people know nobody in the military.
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I consider ISIS nothing more than an excuse for Iran to continue its mischief.
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The Marines have landed, and we now own a piece of Afghanistan.
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There are hunters, and there are victims. By your discipline, cunning, obedience, and alertness, you will decide if you are a hunter or a victim.
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Notifying the enemy in advance of our withdrawal dates or reassuring the enemy that we will not use certain capabilities like our ground forces should be avoided.
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As commanders and staff officers, we are coaches and sentries for our units: how can we coach anything if we don't know a hell of a lot more than just the TTPs?
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There's no way that that our military power will not erode if a robust American economic revival is not part of the cards.
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Read about history, and you become aware that nothing starts with us.
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We should not fight wars without a clearly defined end state... when you go to war, it can't be a half-step.
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I would just say there is one misperception of our veterans, and that is they are somehow damaged goods. I don't buy it.
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There is one way to have a short but exciting conversation with me, and that is to move too slow.