kill, liking to kill. i will kill you if you f with me. these are not the wds o somebody who is thoughtful and cautious about wanting to go into war. i think unfortunately, phyllis, you re mischaracterizing. but i do want to agree with you on one point. i think you make an important point. there is a principle of civilian control of the military. there s a reason for it. i want to emphasize this. i don t want any misunderstanding. when george washington resigned his commission in the continental army on december 23rd, 1783, he made an important statement, that we were not going to have a military leader be president of the united states or secretary of war or later secretary of defense. i think that s something that we should uphold. general mattis resigned. he resigned in 2013. he s been a civilian for a number of years. and i think as long as there is that cooling-off period between
control of the military. there s a reason for it. i want to emphasize this. i don t want any misunderstanding. when george washington resigned his commission in the continental army on december 23rd, 1783, he made an important statement, that we were not going to have a military leader be president of the united states or secretary of war or later secretary of defense. i think that s something that we should uphold. general mattis resigned. he resigned in 2013. he s been a civilian for a number of years. and i think as long as there is that cooling-off period between his service in uniform and his service as a civilian, we ought to give him the benefit of the doubt. he s very capable, and i think he ll do an excellent job. i think there are plenty of people who are capable. i think someone who has spent his years on the board of a corporation like general dynamics, which is one of the biggest, most powerful military corporations has not left the military behind. we re going to