‘Hold Fast, Alongside Our Allies’: Mattis Farewell Invokes Civil War

‘Hold Fast, Alongside Our Allies’: Mattis Farewell Invokes Civil War
‘Hold Fast, Alongside Our Allies’: Mattis Farewell Invokes Civil War

Mattis’s last message to the troops is three brief, carefully crafted paragraphs packed with historical references and political messages — which are implicitly critical of President Trump.

US Military Confronts Nightmare Scenario Of Syrian Collapse

Call it Somalia on steroids. Call it Syria next week. Either way it’s a scenario the US military needs to prepare for: an intervention into a failing state where rival factions have looted a sophisticated arsenal, from tanks to shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles to weapons of mass destruction. There’s no political will in Washington to intervene…