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Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
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Quote:No matter how many times retired Marine Gen. James Mattis says he is not running for president, people still hope the legendary former commander jumps into the race.

Most recently, a group of wealthy conservatives is looking to have Mattis run as a third-party candidate if Donald Trump secures the Republican Party’s nomination, according to The Daily Beast. Their hope is that no candidate wins enough electoral votes, forcing the House of Representatives to select the next president.

“Trump is a fascist lunatic and Hillary [Clinton] has one foot in a jail cell,” John Noonan, a former aide to Jeb Bush who is now advocating for Mattis to run, told The Daily Beast. “That means the lunatic can win. I’d be first in line to plead with the general to come save America.”

Quote:While many American voters may not be familiar with Mattis, he is a near deity with service members — especially Marines.

Mattis served as head of U.S. Central Command from 2010 to 2013, during which his call sign was “chaos.” Prior to that, he oversaw the deployment of more than 1,000 Marines to Afghanistan in November 2001 — the deepest insertion of Marines into a combat zone at the time.

As commander of the 1st Marine Division during the invasion of Iraq, Mattis sent a letter to his Marines telling them to show the world that, “There is 'No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy' than a U.S. Marine."

An early proponent of what became the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq, Mattis told his Marines to respect the Iraqis while never letting their guard down. He would later help write the Army’s counterinsurgency manual with Army Gen. David Petraeus.

Throughout his entire career, it was clear that Mattis loved his Marines. Author Tom Ricks wrote in his book “Fiasco” that when Mattis met with Iraqi military leaders in 2003, he warned them: “I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f--k with me, I'll kill you all.”
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Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
The man, the myth, the legend. If you do not know who this General is, just look him up. I will vote for him any day of the week.


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04-08-2016 05:45 PM
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RE: Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
(04-08-2016 05:45 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  The man, the myth, the legend. If you do not know who this General is, just look him up. I will vote for him any day of the week.


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He's too smart to get into the circus - most all the top shelf people are. It's why we have the candidates on both sides that we do.
04-08-2016 05:50 PM
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RE: Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
(04-08-2016 05:45 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  The man, the myth, the legend. If you do not know who this General is, just look him up. I will vote for him any day of the week.


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I'd vote for him if for no other reason than the fact that he is a true leader.
04-08-2016 05:55 PM
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RE: Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
He'll have my vote. At least he's someone that has had command over units fighting a war and not the community activist or "Crazy Hair Tramp". He'd be another general like Ike.
04-08-2016 06:04 PM
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I keep wanting him to run, but we're all in search of fool's gold.
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RE: Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
I like him but he's way too sensible of a candidate to make it in the polarized circus we've got this season. Makes you wonder about the possibilities though.
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RE: Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
Sounds good until he starts talking. Trump and Clintin have been vetted, this guy hasn't.
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(04-08-2016 06:46 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Sounds good until he starts talking. Trump and Clintin have been vetted, this guy hasn't.

Clinton vetted? 03-lmfao
Even the FBI hasn't finished "vetting" her yet
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Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
(04-08-2016 06:52 PM)Pyrizzo Wrote:  
(04-08-2016 06:46 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Sounds good until he starts talking. Trump and Clintin have been vetted, this guy hasn't.

Clinton vetted? 03-lmfao
Even the FBI hasn't finished "vetting" her yet


He is just passively trolling
04-08-2016 07:02 PM
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RE: Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
(04-08-2016 06:52 PM)Pyrizzo Wrote:  
(04-08-2016 06:46 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Sounds good until he starts talking. Trump and Clintin have been vetted, this guy hasn't.

Clinton vetted? 03-lmfao
Even the FBI hasn't finished "vetting" her yet

Clinton has been in the news and challenged for almost 25 years.
04-08-2016 11:34 PM
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RE: Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
(04-08-2016 06:52 PM)Pyrizzo Wrote:  
(04-08-2016 06:46 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Sounds good until he starts talking. Trump and Clintin have been vetted, this guy hasn't.

Clinton vetted? 03-lmfao
Even the FBI hasn't finished "vetting" her yet

You're talking to Three Dollar Bill, so using logic and spelling words correctly fly WAY over his head.
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RE: Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
(04-08-2016 11:57 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  
(04-08-2016 06:52 PM)Pyrizzo Wrote:  
(04-08-2016 06:46 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Sounds good until he starts talking. Trump and Clintin have been vetted, this guy hasn't.

Clinton vetted? 03-lmfao
Even the FBI hasn't finished "vetting" her yet

You're talking to Three Dollar Bill, so using logic and spelling words correctly fly WAY over his head.

I see that your marks are still very very low. Low marks, I'm not sure how you finished UCONN but I'm impressed that you did. Very very impressed. Tremendously. By a lot.
04-09-2016 12:14 AM
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RE: Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
I still think (against all logic) that Firmbizzle is Trump! Haha.
04-09-2016 12:44 AM
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RE: Donors want Marine Gen. James Mattis to run for president against Trump, Clinton
(04-09-2016 12:14 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  
(04-08-2016 11:57 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  
(04-08-2016 06:52 PM)Pyrizzo Wrote:  
(04-08-2016 06:46 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Sounds good until he starts talking. Trump and Clintin have been vetted, this guy hasn't.

Clinton vetted? 03-lmfao
Even the FBI hasn't finished "vetting" her yet

You're talking to Three Dollar Bill, so using logic and spelling words correctly fly WAY over his head.

I see that your marks are still very very low. Low marks, I'm not sure how you finished UCONN but I'm impressed that you did. Very very impressed. Tremendously. By a lot.

Are you really comparing rep points?
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