We are going to have to continue to keep the pressure on the enemy. There is no room for complacency on this.
James MattisAnyone who kills women and children is not devout. ISIS cannot dress themselves up in false religious garb and say that somehow this message has dignity. We're going to strip them of any kind of legitimacy.
James MattisUltimately, a real understanding of history means that we face NOTHING new under the sun.
James MattisAn untrained or uneducated Marine ... deployed to the combat zone is a bigger threat to mission accomplishment ... than the enemy.
James Mattis