republicans that soon more sort of establishment republicans would speak out. it sounds like jim mattis is doing that. this is a warning. this is not simply an interesting story but a warningd i do think it s time for 2020. laura: this is the same guy that said the iraq war would last 2 or 3 months. okay? sitting among the first thoughts we heard on that new jim mattis kristol who is always wrong and never in doubt.t. the anti-trump zealots were referring to this passage where mattis is writing using every skill i learned during by decades as a marine i did as well as i could for as long as is i could.with my strategic ad, keeping safe with allies no longer resonated texas was time
laura: now, let s put up the full screen of what all these wars cost. 5-pointing the 5-point the $000n and iraq. that s not enough for jim mattis. he thinks we should have doubled it and things would have worked out. the christians will still have their place in mosul.we wouldn e crisis. iran would not have pointed those devices our guys stepped on.what about that. it is interesting, because normally failed generals point to troops. i didn t have enough soldiers.ie solders, things would have worked out better. this is the first time i have ever heard a general officer say i didn t have enough money.part, if you look at what happened with rumsfeld became the
those. that s something that will be his real legacy. he thwarted the president at every step.he was not the loyal- . laura: this goes back to the original appointment of mattis, which was a mistake. trump should not have appointed someone who disagreed with hisnt fundamental non-interventionist outlook. more important, jim mattis who obviously was a clinton supporter, had not voted for donald trump. laura: right. that s a given. he had an obligation, if he s a true professional, to tell dothe president, i appreciate te offer and i wish you well, but you really ought to look for someone who actually supports you, mr. president, because i don t. he didn t do that. instead he was inside the administration.ou laura: you think he took the job to put a monkey wrench yes, look at the people he appointed all over the pentagon. these were people from the left. they were obama people. some going back to bush but mostly obama.