Former Defense Secretary James Mattis said ISIS "will resurge" in Syria, in his first public comments following President Donald Trump's withdrawal of troops from the region.
Trump's move was widely lambasted by both parties in Congress. A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is drafting a resolution to impose punitive sanctions on Turkey for the move. Turkey’s military said Saturday it captured Ras al-Ayn, one of the largest border town in Syria, marking one of the biggest gains since the invasion began, according to the Associated Press.
James “Meh” Mattis
SOOOO disrespectful of him to allow words to come out of his mouth like that... TellUsWhatYouKnowMadDog YourCountryNeedsYou
And the way it’s going the Kurds will help them. America will pay with our blood and likely on our own soil. And we probably deserve it
He's a general. Trump knows more than generals.
MillenPolitics That’s all he’s said? Shame on him
So what?
Oh, he found his mouth?
You could have stopped this Mattis.
Syria's issue. We've been dealing with it for 8 years. Their turn to take responsibility for themselves.
MillenPolitics Then shame on him for not using his power and access to do more (anything?) to rid us of Trump.
PUTIN,TURKEY AND TRUMP ALL WORKING AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
why don't the USA just stay out of the civil wars between the sunni & Shiite?
MillenPolitics Mattis should have spoken out publicly after resigning about everything that was leading tohis resignation!
No he said “rethurge”, that chicken shit poodle.
The only way trump will get re-elected is with a war and he is insuring that by the release of ISIS fighters we will go on the offensive in Syria with a full military, without the war even the rats in my attic can beat him in 2020.
The symbolism is perfection.
And according to trump we don’t care as long as they don’t come to USA or Saudi Arabia
Tired of winning
So....you left the kid in the white house. Right?
U.S. Troops looks to be headed back to the Middle East!!!
Prediction: yes, isis will resurge, but the Turkish califate will destroy it. Read the book of Isaiah, this is prophecy coming to life before your eyes, friends.
Mattis is a coward.
And if Obama were still President, we'd NEVER have defeated ISIS.
What Putin wants Putin gets.
Wow No one saw this coming.. he’s a genius
And? America has no dog in their fight. Bow out and stay out. realDonaldTrump
Guess who is to blame? Donald J. Trump
No shit.
Duh.
I really don’t care to hear a word out of Mattis’ mouth ever again. He had the power to affect Public Opinion, WARN America that Trump had caved to Russia, Turkey and ISIS ...once again. But he didn’t. so now, there is blood on the hands of one James Mattis. Shame. Shame.
Eugene_Begay45 We need a general to tell us that?
After Trumps removed from office or quits let's send him to Syria to negotiate with ISIS after all he is smarter than all the Generals. Do you think he'll use the old bone spur to get out of going ?
Thanx general obvious!
Too bad he didn’t try to stop it! They are all talk and no action. TOTAL COWARDS!
ybbkaren Which the cowardly SenateGOP is responsible for. They willfully chose to protect realDonaldTrump and corruption over allies and National Security. LindseyGrahamSC offered to sell Turkey more F-15 fighter jets this week to aid in the ethnic cleansing
Tell us something we don’t know
war monger!
Annnndddddd? That's all he's got to say? Doesn't take a wizened military mind to state the obvious. Mattis should sit down until he has something of value to say.
Trump is starting a war in Iran. He needs the troops.
SethAbramson Arm chair quarterbacking your own job. We expect more. Assert thyself! Stop playing victim. Our safety is at stake. Lives (Kurds, Americans) are at stake.
jamesmattis speak!
SethAbramson Correction...is resurging.
SethAbramson Good thing Trump got rid of ISIS in 3 weeks... 🙄
WhiteHouse SecPompeo senatemajldr SenateGOP
U.S. Troop in Syria is against the Constitution and International law. We have no business in Syria and the other countries we have illegally invaded. Let's bring out troops home and let the middle east work their shit out.
amvet17 He has a flair for the obvious.
SethAbramson And he’ll do nothing.
But he won’t comment on trump administration 🙄
I wish it were not so.
So will the Taliban when we finally get the hellout of Afghanistan! Russians are like ROFLAO at us!!!!
Oh screw him
Hell, I'm no General and I knew that.
SethAbramson James Mattis is a mealy mouth coward that needs to fade into the background and let the true leaders lead! Go read a book Jim...
I’m still trying to figure out why crosses his arms when in the presents of really smart and experienced people such as Mattis. Insecure of his position and knowledge?
SethAbramson And I can guaran-damn-tee you that GOP congressminions will blame President Warren for it.
Who cares what he says
SethAbramson No..shit....and you Mad Dog will do all of wnat to prevent such a thing
Mattis, you should have spoken up a long time ago.
Unfortunately reemergence of ISIS and other radical group and ethnic cleansing of the Kurds is so obvious and this time will be enabled by a NATO country. America used to stand for HumanRights , democratic values, ... leader of free world. What’s happening now?
Where are the Christians? They should be outraged. These people being slaughtered are Christians. This decision was wrong. There seems to be very few REAL Christians left in the US.
svdate ISIS is CIA
Probably through Justin Trudeau's Canada.
Like DUH!!
Obama said ISIS was the JV team and you guys took a nap
Please say more cause you know more.
We know that Hasn’t anyone told him Trump does not care because they are going to stay in Europe It’s not like the allies matter or that they could travel to the US Fucksake Is that it Mattis Is that it ?
SethAbramson Too little too late
svdate Whatever... we all see that inevitability. How about Mattie answer why this is going to happen? Anything change that kicked off this chain of events? Any comments about that?
If you like chaos you like ISIS.
This is another blunder of clueless we went from been the leaders of the Free world to a enablers of tiranic dictators Erdogan, Putin, Duterte , Kim Jon in and all those leaders to promote dictatorships what went wrong why do we elected foul mouth Trump he is a shame in America
well duh!!!!
morgfair Little doubt
Wow.. old lapdogmattis states the obvious
SethAbramson ISIS is already re-surging......and with a vengeance.
Well, it wouldn't have happened if Trump hadn't engineered the deaths of the people who were guarding TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ISIS PRISONERS!
Shit! Let’s not forget who took isis out in the first place. Guess what Folks? Weeds grow back, ALWAYS! It’s a maintenance thing.
blakehounshell
SethAbramson So the end game is? Resurrect them so we can go after them again while awarding military contracts?
SethAbramson ISIS resurgence is now all on Trump and Turkey. He abandoned the Kurds who held ISIS prisoners and let Turkey bomb and murder/slaughter Kurds thereby allowing ISIS to go free. Trump is a treasonous traitor/terrorist.
Mattis should have a lot more to say than that, FFS
Of course it will and revenge will be on there mind👿💩👹🤡
SethAbramson Oh? Did he criticize the Joint Chiefs Of Staff? Commander and Chief?
TraitorTrump
Not our problem
Duh
Now the Chaos continues.The Right wing gets their way. Everybody gets distracted while Trump and the conservatives Dismantle Our democracy.. A Vote for Trump is a vote to KILL DEMOCRACY AND MAKE HATE🥶👹 STRONGER .EVERYWHERE NOT JUST HERE IN THE U.S.A.
I think we should help the Kurds, but so all the countries that want ISIS to remain under control. Why are we taking on all the weight of this? Where are France, Sweden, Germany, Israel, Norway, Finland, Russia, China?
SethAbramson before you didn't believe him now out of office? lol 😉
SethAbramson So, Trump is trying to take over the mantle of his description of Obama - 'Most Valuable Player' of ISIS ?
SethAbramson But he's such a mad dog patriot, he'll just express concern.
He's figured out a good way to help trump. thank you sir.
SethAbramson Oh you decided to talk and not wait for your book tour how American of you
SethAbramson Does he have anything else to say about any . . . other matters?
SethAbramson And then Mattis added: 'Trump is a helluva guy. Otherwise, I would have said something negative about him, right? Why else won't I say a single critical word about the asshole? Read my tiny, shut lips: Trump is my man until the end, okay? What else do you need to know?'
SethAbramson That's okay. The Supreme Leader said they'd stay in Europe. So did his racist buddy, Stephen Miller.
Of course. Trump is to blame. Someone has to hurry up and save the day. Get ISIS under control, help the Kurds and bring the troops back that Trump just ordered to Saudi Arabia.
SethAbramson Who would have guessed?
Why is everyone afraid to stand up to this guy? He's a crook, I would fight him anywhere, anytime, but our elected officials are terrified of him.
SethAbramson No shit. Thanks for nothing. I had respect for you.
already in the county
U can’t extinct a extreme religion belief,Organizations like ISIS will resurge anyway ,whatever Us put soldiers there.
doh
We don't think so, Mr.Mattis...
The angry puppy shows signs of life.
The Turk👿threatened to take over the 🤡👿 2 🦃 towers ... ImpeachmentInquiry ImpeachTrumpPenceBarr impeachment
Can someone explain to me why Mattis thinks it’s appropriate to criticize Obama, but not the president he actually WORKED FOR? He cannot hide behind his stars and say he doesn’t like to be partisan - I want to see someone call him out for this!
He's not he only one who knows this..
I guess Mattis read a history book on the Middle East. 1000's of year of terror. America cannot change the barbarism in the Middle East.
Then let the Middle Eastern countries deal with it. Not one more life should be lost in the Middle East!
Thanks for your statement Capta-...General Obvious.
He. Is. Unfit.
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