US defense secretary nominee boasts 'plan to kill everybody you meet'
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| US President-elect Donald Trump (L) speaks as he stands with retired US Marine Corps General James Mattis after their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. (Photo by AFP |
The US nominee for the next Secretary of Defense Retired
General James “Mad Dog” Mattis is boasting about enjoying the killing of
what he regards as the enemy, explaining his life philosophy as “Be
polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.”
Such
remarks by the US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the
American military in his administration were cited in a Saturday report
by the Hill news outlet, citing the former marine general, also known for his anti-Iran positions.
Mattis,
who emerged from the US-led military occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan
as “one of the most revered figures in the Marines, winning a legion of
fans for his blunt and colorful quotes,” also prompted rebuke from his
superiors in 2005 when he boasted about enjoying killing the enemy.
“Actually it's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a
hoot," Mattis said. "It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up
there with you. I like brawling. You go into Afghanistan, you got guys
who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil.
You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a
hell of a lot of fun to shoot them."
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