Trump’s selection of ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis wins high praise from key security specialists

By World Tribune on December 4, 2016   Americas, BB Americas, Exclusives, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Military, Washington, World Links, World Tribune  

by WorldTribune Staff, December 2, 2016 The man apparently selected as President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary is seen as a consummate outsider who vehemently opposed President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis is “the closest thing to Gen. George Patton that we have,” Trump said. Michael Ledeen, a onetime consultant to […]