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Mad Dog Mattis
As you're enjoying the copious amounts of freedom this 4th of July, remember that this man is in charge of our nation's military forces.
Jul 4, 2017 1:45 AM
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As you're enjoying the copious amounts of freedom this 4th of July, remember that this man is in charge of our nation's military forces.
drunkninjasmurf
Expected a darkened still with "Thug Life" in the end.
pyrrhlis
I've never heard his voice.
PootsMcGraw
I AM THE DANGER!
BellaKiss
He's not scared the N Koreans enough to stop their nonsense: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40491138
JeanClaudeVanDammeWithARainbowColouredAfroAndASackOfCripsyCream
He's a soldier. Killing people is his job. Respect him, but worshiping him is creepy. This is the guy that ordered the bombing of a wedding
tcsv23
Marine*
restos
Legit, respect soldiers and their sacrifices, but don't worship death and destruction. Any life lost is a tragedy, no matter who it is.
MericanNightmare
PsychopompGecko
Apparently he doesn't keep anyone in Iraq awake at night, based on how well that went.
citizenkayt
Dammit, is he the one setting off fireworks at 3 am?!
jellydonut
In a way, yes, but not in CONUS.
riseofaodh
blooregardqkazoo
Established guy, but I do not think we'd want some like him for president.
SgtV3n0m
out of curiosity, why?
jellydonut
He is a warrior, not a peacetime leader. I mean, he might turn into an Eisenhower, but there's no way to know.
blooregardqkazoo
We don't want a general leading our country. We need someone who can make tangible reform of a broken system.
blooregardqkazoo
He should stay where he's most useful. If he becomes president, who keeps our enemies up at night?
govs
Can't be worst then the guy we got now.
blooregardqkazoo
That kind of mentality got Trump in the white house in the first place.
SleeperXib
TBF, That's a pretty low bar.
Keairan
Pretty sure Hermes couldn't limbo under that bar.
SleeperXib
Beautiful
CammyD
Agree. Electing generals with a cult of personality seems like a bad idea.
DmitriTheDutchman
It worked with Eisenhauer, didn't it?
CammyD
I think "beat the Nazis" is little different than "slept outside in the cold in Iraq"
DmitriTheDutchman
However Eisenhauer became president after the war and it seems like he was fairly popular among the people.
CammyD
Eisenhower was a blip between 4 great Presidents: FDR, Truman, JFK, LBJ.
jsktrogdor
The man he works for should probably keep him up at night.
SomeCrazyNerd
He can handle Trumperino.
hoffbox
I want whatever he's taking at night.
imooforyou
Mattis is a man of conviction, whether you like him or not. Men of conviction rarely concern themselves with bullshitters, like Trump.
slurpnutcuz
Damn straight
filthytank
Source? I want to hear him say it
HeinrichHiTheSSGuy
https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2017/06/04/797ce55b2d67c1d1.mp4
riseofaodh
Sauce: https://youtu.be/1eXSVYBzhv0
KarlderMarder
His eyebags tell a different story
SleeperXib
I thought mine were bad.
riseofaodh
He's seent some shit
KarlderMarder
...and fiolled his eyebags with it.
ireallycantthinkofanythingoriginal
What is the American obsession with freedom? Like you're ranked as the 51st most free country in the world for 2017. That's not a good score
theyar
People only create these kinds of rankings when they want a biased, jealous jab at truly free Americans.
NotoriousDuchess
"Freedom" and "patriotism" are good words to distract the population from how hard they are getting fucked by their own government...
ireallycantthinkofanythingoriginal
See https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2017
Shargan8
When you look at the trends from Eurobarometer / WVS etc. it gets even worse.
jellydonut
Oh gee wiz a think tank ranked America 51st, that must be the fucking gospel then.
ireallycantthinkofanythingoriginal
I wouldn't care if Americans weren't constantly saying things like "freedom units" instead of imperial system.
tcsv23
Why do you care at all?
EmberFiretail
What's with Europeans stereotyping a quarter billion people?
ireallycantthinkofanythingoriginal
Imgur is currently full of posts about eagles/American flags/independence/fireworks all accompanied by the word "freedom".
catsaregroundowls
They are mostly jokes and there are jokes for other countries, too.
PrivateIsotope
That's a pretty good answer.
HeinrichHiTheSSGuy
https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2017/06/04/797ce55b2d67c1d1.mp4
IWishIWereNotAllergicToCats
Is it? Sure it's cool as shit but it's not an interesting answer, there's no substance to it, it's just an empty dick swinging quip.
PrivateIsotope
So was the question, though. A better one would have been, what is your biggest concern. Ask a silly question, get a corresponding answer
ShakeDogResurrected
That's a desirable thing from a warrior.
nonstopfox
His reputation is what gives it substance. The same line coming from most other people wouldn't hold as much weight as it does from him
IWishIWereNotAllergicToCats
I'm not saying it doesn't hold weight, I'm saying they wanted to know what stuff is important to him and he has concerns about, that would \
IWishIWereNotAllergicToCats
be a much more interesting answer to me than just "grr I'm not scared everyone else is!"
Anototh
What's not to be scared of. He is the man the president chose to go to when shit hit's the fan.
coronalmassejection
mebocaestuboca
I've shaken his hand, twice. My hand still feels of freedom.
Meatshield80
Smells like it too.
spacecadet43
story time
TheDivineUsersub
Both handshakes occured after giving him a professional reach around. #lobbyist
riseofaodh
Were at the same GPS coords, locked eyes, firmly grasped each other's hand, freedom intensified by 1000%. 4 bald eagles were born this day.
spacecadet43
Hell I'm not even American and I think I just hatched a bald eagle!
FunkyZombie
Wrong! You WERE not an American. Here is your complimentary gun and McDonalds gift card
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
I hugged him back in 1971 when I applied for the korean war, I haven't aged since, I can't die, I've tried everything, help me...
MisterDictionary
Well, have you tried moving to Canada?
CatBlaster5000
That would only make him MORE powerful, combining the forces of Freedom and Healthcare.
shinjiKuuun
This comment is such a train wreck but I love it
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perey
He meant what he said. “Sir, I’d like to apply to join the Korean War.” “Son, the Korean War's over… did you mean the Vietnam War?” (1/2)
perey
“No sir, the Korean War. There never was a peace treaty. So when are we going back?” “…boy, why are you hugging me?” (2/2)
NuclearDawn242
Arbitrarynamehere
Why do people never use his infinitely more badass name "Warrior Monk"
lordofthedice
Because Maddog! Yeah! So badass!
Arbitrarynamehere
I heard he actually hates that name
KharnApproves
He does, he prefers to be called Chaos.
KatrinaKayMiller
Fucken saved
GadenKerensky
I remember seeing a picture of him being quite amused at seeing this.
PrivatePadolski
For reference https://www.instagram.com/p/BVA8ZfvBXCK/
GadenKerensky
How is it there are two soldiers replying to this?
Sekolah
Double fukken saved
SomeCrazyNerd
Mattis is Brother Maynard?
SPCFlack141
St Mattis of Quantico patron saint of chaos
RobertNAdams
Wasn't Chaos his actual callsign? That is so fucking metal.
ohboithatsaball
Campaign slogan: Out of Chaos, order.
KleptoFerret
Praise be unto the warrior monk
ItsTimeToGoToSleep
http://images.amcnetworks.com/bbcamerica.com/the-last-kingdom/files/2015/08/TLK_Beocca-600x338.jpg the og warrior monk
ashmenon
Man Tom Hardy's aged.
Starrkprimera
Fuckin arsling
MishmashFishSmash
Beocca!
informationaccount
I have relatives who went to school with Jim...... don't fuck with him.....ever
riseofaodh
Another favorite quote from him. "I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all."
ReasonableConservative
Just curious, Mr. Mad Dog. What exactly do you have planned for NK and China South Sea?
pravetz
Talking tough and pretending it matters. Doing the same thing as Obama but with a lot of saber rattling. Losing allies everywhere.
AGracefulCombover
No, barring Russia and China the international community is pretty United with us on this.
BossCar9
A while back, I read that he's actually an independent. People seem to want him to run, but, how exactly would he run?
hoffbox
Calm dominance with a little bit of mild spicy sauce. I can dig it.
assissantmanager
NomDeImguerre
I like the man. I don't like the carte blanche he has been given, the lack of accountability and lack of oversight.
CammyD
This guy is overrated.
dreadeyeknight
But he has a pretty good k/d
CammyD
He ordered the bombing of a wedding that killed 50 people in 2004. What a hero.
JerryHowell
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Mattis
CammyD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukaradeeb_wedding_party_massacre
riseofaodh
Sauce: https://youtu.be/1eXSVYBzhv0
taghashtag
You double dipped and you know it.
riseofaodh
The thought did cross my mind as I did it, but mainly I couldn't figure out how to edit my post on mobile.
SingularPing
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YourFriendSquid
People might not agree with him on certain things but god damn you gotta respect him.
pravetz
Why? What has he done besides throw a few one liners that make jingoistic fanboys cream their jeans? Literally nothing.
jellydonut
The man is a living legend, a scholar, and a warrior. Mattis accomplishes more when he takes a piss than you have in your entire life.
pravetz
Uh huh. So why is is dept of defense so incompetent? Every mission since he became sec def has been a misfire
HiMyNameIsKevinIHaveChangnesia
Do some research.
SgtChowdown
Definitely in the "don't agree on some stuff" camp, but I do certainly respect a man of his pedigree and achievements.
chiefwill
What don't you agree on?
YourFriendSquid
Same here
CammyD
Who he keeps up at night: the family of the 42 innocent civilians he bombed to death at a wedding in Iraq in 2004.
CammyD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukaradeeb_wedding_party_massacre
MericanNightmare
Shhh, this crowd just wants to worship a killer, not hear facts.
delpharseven
He is pretty much an outcast in the administration. Probably because he's not a bootlicking sycophant.
brainplay
Every source says Trump loves the shit out of him. Everyone is freaking out that he gave Mattis full control over troop deployments.
ShakeDogResurrected
Do you even know what those words mean? Or are you just regurgitating?
delpharseven
I do. I am not.
twofishtails
You absolutely have zero idea what you are talking about.
twofishtails
Not an outcast at all. He tends to be aloof. This is just silly.
B3N15
I'm convinced the only reason Trump hired him was because his nickname "Mad Dog"
USD1
Citation needed.
SomeCrazyNerd
Him Pompeo and Tillerson have been referred to as "the grownups" by insider sources.
ashmenon
Tillerson too? I know very little about him, all I heard was "Russian business interests"
SomeCrazyNerd
Tillerson's okay.
Asteroidrules
He's also actually qualified to do his job.
ChrisLucas1
Didn't like what he had to say on afghan though "we're just getting started" he's a bright guy, it's disappointing.
NorthKoreabestKorea
That's probly a statement made as a result of a hell of a lot of insight, not just because he's hungry for war.
Frappo
Afghanistan will need a lot of work and will see a return of violent conflict. They guy's not wrong by any means.
ChrisLucas1
16 years, 2 trillion dollars and counting, Yay
Frappo
I suppose we could just back out and let whoever else take it. Hope that nobody like ISIL comes by...
ChrisLucas1
Taliban still control 40% of the country. What does victory look like? It doesn't matter when we leave, they'll be back out the shadows.
chiefwill
Then you don't understand Mattis.
Barlort
The only person in this administration I trust.
boneh3ad
I've been pleasantly not-disgusted with Tillerson, too. Perhaps only because he's been almost entirely sidelined.
neutronfish
He's just been horrible and totally useless behind the scenes and is constantly contradicted by Trump.
SkylorForscythe
Or, and follow me here, maybe Trump can't get his shit straight and stop micromanaging things. Think that might be part of it, even a bit?
SolictedDickPicsUponRequest
Well, considering that J Kushner is setup to be the de facto Sec of State there isn't much for Tillerson to fuck up on.
VerticalInfinity
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/29/how-rex-tillerson-destroying-state-department-215319 Here is a story from an ex-employee.
boneh3ad
Well that's a depressing read.
BigSnicker
Really? Even considering he's effectively destroying America's soft power through firing civil servants and huge budget reductions?
BaronSpaghetti
You don't work for State or USAID. If you did maybe you'd not feel that way.
boneh3ad
It's a low bar.
DorianBlack
While Tillerson is a bit of a tit, and unqualified he is still miles above his boss. Mattis is legit in any admin...
boneh3ad
I like Mattis. My only reservation is having such a recently retired general in the post meant for civilian control of the military.
DorianBlack
Yeah.
Talligan
You mean the guy who's refusing to staff the state department?
boneh3ad
There was a big story out the other day about how he is trying and his picks keep getting nixed by Trump and Trump's staff.
FooSystems
ImpoliteCanadian
My favorite gif; must upvote +1
GadenKerensky
I saw someone say he's tacitly complicit in the White House's problem by the fact that he doesn't speak up against Trump. Not sure what he>
txl0newolf
Was it the un-named informant on CNN.
GadenKerensky
can honestly do though, and unless we get a clearer picture, I'm inclined to think he just does not believe it's his place to interfere.
KirchoffsVoltageLaw
Demons run when a quiet man speaks
GadenKerensky
I suppose, but even Mattis must have some limitations in what he can do.
JustARandomStrangerOnTheInternet
everyone does. but i dont see him buckling under trumps attempts at strong arm techniques either.
drcubanb
Mathis doesn't give a fuck. He is here to run the military, not care about politics. Man was given a job and he's gonna do it.
GadenKerensky
To me, it seems like he knows his position, and anything else is for the people of the United States to decide short of a treasonous POTUS.
d0o0o0d
Yup. It is a good thing for a military officer to defer to the judgement of the electorate regarding who is Commander in Chief.
WelcomeHomeRoscoeJenkins
Exactly this, he's a marine first and will carry out the orders given. Fortunately, he has a strong moral understanding of right and wrong.
spookymonster
Exactly this.
d0o0o0d
Trump is Commander in Chief. Mattis knows the chain of command and respects it. If he objects to something, it will be expressed privately.
d0o0o0d
This is exactly as it should be, it is insubordinate to undermine the commander.
insertsupercoolusernamehere
You don't rise in his profession without tact.
Ssssssssssss
Trust no one, not even yourself.
IAmGodot
thehungryguy
i trust trump to do things the worst way he could and to act like a child
LetumComplexo
Don't. He's a military man in a civilian position overseeing the military. He is the only member that deserves respect, though.
Andied
I dislike him a lot, but he seems like he knows what he is talking about.
Opportunist
I feel he was appointed by accident...and thank the gods for it.
Penguinsandbroadswords
Yeah, Trump saw the "Mad Dog" nickname and the comments on enjoying beating Muslims (he said woman beaters) and didn't look deeper.
cuddlydingo
Mad Dog for Pres in 2020
Annatrocity
Eh, have you read his proposals?
CaptainInvictus
Man, he helped get marines accused of war crimes in the middle east off the hook including straight murdering an Iraqi dude. He's still shit
lifefeed
I'm a fan of HR McMaster as well.
messiahthomas
Nah he's a douche canoe too. You can't be in the admin and not a douche canoe because he makes you lie for him constantly.
NightfallEverdark
He is a god damn American treasure. He is too much of a bad-ass for T-douche to brow-beat.
magila
It's the Trump Regime.
messiahthomas
That makes it sound competent
khazaria
When the only person you trust is mad dog. What a world!
BigSnicker
Agreed. His vocal defence of climate change efforts was a rare glimpse of non-ideological/non-graft thinking from this administration.
PleaseDisperseNothingToSeeHere
I saw some media on the internet, so I trust everything about him now too!
ChadtheUltimatePirate
Trust no one
MyNameIsImmaterial
Still not a reason to trust the administration, though.