Again, as with a look at his 2013 interview about the problems with the no-fly zone and regime change ideas for Syria, I found Secretary Mattis' press conference today reassuring.
This article today at The Intercept includes a video of a 2013 interview with Gen. Mattis. I had previously accepted all the hype about him being a mad dog, but he sounds reasonable here. I would recommend watching at least part of the video in order to see his demeanor. He argues against the no-fly zone concept, including whether it even would make sense in Syria:
"James Mattis is a Secretary of Offense." David Swanson
The president of some U.S. citizens, Trump, or whoever else is making the decisions for the president of some U.S. citizens (sorry man, I can't help it) has/have selected retired general James Mattis as Secretary of Defense.
