James Mattis Quotes
None of the widely touted new technologies and weapons systems 'would have helped me in the last three years in Iraq and Afghanistan. But I could have used cultural training and language training. I could have used more products from American universities who understood the world does not revolve around America and who embrace coalitions and allies for all of the strengths that they bring us. 
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When Gen. Abrial arrived to relieve me as the supreme commander, only dont ask, dont tell kept me from hugging and kissing him.
- James Mattis
In this age, I dont care how tactically or operationally brilliant you are, if you cannot create harmony even vicious harmony on the battlefield based on trust across service lines, across coalition and national lines, and across civilian/military lines, you need to go home, because your leadership is obsolete. We have got to have officers who can create harmony across all those lines.
- James Mattis