We do everything humanly possible, consistent with military necessity, taking many chances to avoid civilian casualties, at all costs.
James MattisIt is mostly a matter of wills. Whose will is going to break first? Ours or the enemy's?
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.
James Mattis