Originally Posted by
HumblePi
I would ask (rhetorically) why would a retired legendary Marine General with 44 years of experience, a man that rose through the ranks of the military to the very top, be chosen by the president of the United States to be Secretary of Defense? The answer is easy, because he is qualified.
To have a man like Trump with absolutely zero experience in the military, no geopolitical international knowledge, armed solely with skills for cheating, lying and stealing.... ignore his advice and challenge his knowledge, is just fool-hearty and even worse, reckless with our national security.
Only the President and the Secretary of Defense have the authority to direct our vast military forces. Given the fact that General Mattis has resigned, who takes that job now? Who steps in and takes that role at the Pentagon? There's 2.1 million active guard and reserve deployed globally and right now they're waking up and wondering 'who's at the helm?' The question is, are Trump, Jared and Ivanka collectively in charge of our military mite now? If there's anyone in this country, or in the world for that matter, that isn't deeply concerned with our national security being jeopardized, then they're not understanding how impactful the resignation of Jim Mattis is