Kamila Shurmanova
Jim Mattis, appointed by President Trump as Defense Secretary, is a newly (3 years out of active service) retired officer. He recently proposed that the use of military force against ISIS should be legalized. His main claim is that the terrorist has already erased the limits of time and geographic issues by their acts. Mattis argues that the idea of military response to the ISIS has been in his head for several years now and that he is very surprised that it has not been even brought to debate yet. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford has supported Mattis’ ideas and they both argued that more budget should be given to the Defense, so they can ‘reclaim military readiness’. Defense Secretary also pointed out that law has made US military more damage than on field battles with enemy.
"I can find nothing in the Budget Control Act that helps our national security," Mattis testified, adding that the law places Congress in a "spectator role."
Mattis’ proposed actions are very militaristic and focused on the aggression towards an enemy. He proposes to stop endless discussion and start acting, these judgments might come from the fact that Mattis has not fully re-entered civilian life and is still thinking as a military officer rather than a civilian authority. In the US there is a law that a military officer might start political service only 7 years after his retirement, so he can have time to get out of the military judgment. Pr. Trump has closed his eyes on this law when he appointed Jim Mattis to the position of Defense Secretary, despite all the doubts that other authorities had. Judging from the propositions that Mattis gives it is evident that he is still biased and his ideas are limited by his military habits.
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Jim Mattis, appointed by President Trump as Defense Secretary, is a newly (3 years out of active service) retired officer. He recently proposed that the use of military force against ISIS should be legalized. His main claim is that the terrorist has already erased the limits of time and geographic issues by their acts. Mattis argues that the idea of military response to the ISIS has been in his head for several years now and that he is very surprised that it has not been even brought to debate yet. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford has supported Mattis’ ideas and they both argued that more budget should be given to the Defense, so they can ‘reclaim military readiness’. Defense Secretary also pointed out that law has made US military more damage than on field battles with enemy.
"I can find nothing in the Budget Control Act that helps our national security," Mattis testified, adding that the law places Congress in a "spectator role."
Mattis’ proposed actions are very militaristic and focused on the aggression towards an enemy. He proposes to stop endless discussion and start acting, these judgments might come from the fact that Mattis has not fully re-entered civilian life and is still thinking as a military officer rather than a civilian authority. In the US there is a law that a military officer might start political service only 7 years after his retirement, so he can have time to get out of the military judgment. Pr. Trump has closed his eyes on this law when he appointed Jim Mattis to the position of Defense Secretary, despite all the doubts that other authorities had. Judging from the propositions that Mattis gives it is evident that he is still biased and his ideas are limited by his military habits.
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