ISIS is a threat to all civilized nations. America's intention is that the foreign fighters do not survive the fight to return home to North Africa, to Europe, to America, to Asia, to Africa. We're not going to allow them to do so. We're going to stop them there and take apart the caliphate.
James MattisThere are hunters and there are victims. By your discipline...you will decide if you are a hunter or a victim.
James MattisWe can kill lots of people. We do kill lots of people. We can destroy virtually anything we choose to destroy.
James MattisI don't see lethality as the problem. I mean, the lethality of US forces is quite remarkable.
James MattisI would consider the principal threats to start with Russia, and it would certainly include any nations that are looking to intimidate nations around their periphery, regional nations nearby them, whether it be with weapons of mass destruction or, I would call it, unusual, unorthodox means of intimidating them, that sort of thing.
James Mattis