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It has been well over a 100 years since the last time the president didn't get the nomination.
It's pretty much going to be Trump vs Biden.
Duty, Democracy and the Threat of Tribalism
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#12It's not directly related to General Mattis, but I would recommend reading Evan Wright's book "Generation Kill".
Which recounts his time being embedded with the 1st Recon Battalion, which was under the command of Mattis (Callsign Chaos) during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The book even goes briefly into a famous moment in the invasion of Iraq were General Mattis fires one of his commanders during a siege of a city.
https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/that-time-mattis-fir...
HBO did a miniseries on the book too which is great.
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#13As others have said, this is an excerpt promoting a forthcoming book, not a declaration to run against the current president.
Also interesting to note Mattis is call sign "Chaos" who was a major offscreen character and frequently mentioned on the HBO mini series "Generation Kill".
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#15It's not directly related to General Mattis, but I would recommend reading Evan Wright's book "Generation Kill". Which recounts his time being embedded with the 1st Recon Battalion, which was under the command of Mattis (Callsign Chaos) during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The book even goes briefly into a famous moment in the invasion of Iraq were General Mattis fires one of his commanders during a siege of a city. https…
I would like to second the tv series Generation Kill. Brilliant show. Really highlights a lot of the ridiculousness of war. Not as serious nor on the same scale as Band of Brothers, but still good nonetheless.
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#16While I genuinely believe there may be an interesting perspective here, reviewing it should be done after establishing proper context.
Which, in this case, is that the person speaking has so far mostly chosen to spend their life lethally inflicting American hegemony on populations around the world via mechanized warfare.
Not to diminish their service on the board of Theranos and General Dynamics of course.
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In the Republican party of some people's wistful imagination, perhaps, but not in the actual one.
Trump is broadly unpopular with the American people as a whole, and every common demographic subset of them other "white males without a college degree".
But among Republican party members? His claims of "94%" are bullshit, naturally, but the actual results of real mainstream polling[1] put it north of 80%.
To paraphrase Marlo Stanfield: A lot of people want America to be one way. But it's the other way.
[1]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-claims-higher-...
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#18This was thoughtful, measured, wise, well-written, and completely ineffectual.
There's no "threat of tribalism". We're living in tribalism. This piece could only be effective in another climate.
Ham-fisted, on-the-nose, bluntness is the only way to get your message across to a political audience in 2019.
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#19From the article: "Nations with allies thrive, and those without them wither. Alone, America cannot protect our people and our economy. At this time, we can see storm clouds gathering. A polemicist’s role is not sufficient for a leader."
This is a true statement, I just hope the damage done can be undone. We are stronger together than we are alone.