Quote:ordnance11 wrote:Oh, Trump is gonna make his job difficult to be sure. He's going to demand unreasonable things of Mattis, and when Mattis can't deliver (especially if Mattis says 'No can do!') Trump will do what he can to make it look like it's all his fault. It is, after all, what he does - shift the blame and try to spin things in his favor.Quote:Black Aeronaut wrote:Peterson's Law applies to him as well as everyone else. And he will be fighting a 2 front war. Against the 4th estate at the Pentagon and trying to rein in the soon to be POTUS. So it's gonna be a question of how effective is he going to be and how long is he going to last at the job. You have a better chance of turning a Sodak BB inside 300 ft. than turning around a bureaucracy in 4 years. We'll see in 4 years.
You think that as a General he never had to deal with things like budgets? That's half of a general's job, believe it or not. A general isn't just someone who makes and carries out a plan of action, they also have to mind the finances and they usually have a small cadre of people helping him to mind the books. Take it from someone who's worked the Captain's Wardroom - the budget is always something that's simmering away on any CO's back burner.
As I mentioned before, General Mattis is a warrior first and foremost. I'd put good money on him taking one good long look at that report and it would not be long before he starts weighing the pros and cons; and his primary goal is going to be more money for troops, marines, sailors and airmen, and the equipment they need.
And he'll definitely fight for the welfare of the enlisted men - the man enlisted before becoming a commissioned officer.
Yep, that's right. Mad Dog is a Mustang, and I think he's got very little patience for bullshit.
Rob: I've been keeping my radio tuned to NPR lately just to keep tabs on things. Funny thing they remarked on: Time Magazine also listed Hitler as 'Man of the Year'... right before war in Europe broke out. Also, you might wanna fix that image URL if possible - I have no idea what it's trying to do.
ordnance11: That comes as absolutely no surprise to me. Even better yet is Trump trying to strong-arm Boeing. Crony Capitalism? Looks like it to me. I wonder how much Trump is gonna look like Boss Tweed by the end of his first term.