{"id":180987,"date":"2018-12-24T06:24:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T06:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=180987"},"modified":"2018-12-27T05:47:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T05:47:02","slug":"both-leading-candidates-to-replace-mattis-are-maximum-war-hawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=180987","title":{"rendered":"Both Leading Candidates to Replace Mattis are Maximum War Hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whitney Webb \u2013 Dec 21, 2018<\/h1>\n

On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced<\/a><\/strong><\/span> via Twitter that Secretary of Defense James \u201cMad Dog\u201d Mattis would be \u201cretiring\u201d in February and that a replacement for Mattis would soon be named. Mattis\u2019 departure had been the subject of speculation since late June<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, when it was reported that Mattis was already being kept out of the loop on major administration decisions such as the unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, which Mattis had supported keeping intact. Rumors of Mattis\u2019 exit as the Pentagon\u2019s top official were then revived<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in September when it was reported that Trump was \u201cactively discussing\u201d his replacement.<\/span><\/p>\n

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General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served my Administration as Secretary of Defense for the past two years. During Jim\u2019s tenure, tremendous progress has been made, especially with respect to the purchase of new fighting….<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n