Treachery has existed as long as there's been warfare, and there's always been a few people that you couldn't trust.
James MattisNo war is over until the enemy says it's over. We may think it over, we may declare it over, but in fact, the enemy gets a vote.
James MattisI don't lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.
James MattisWe've backed off in good faith to try and give you a chance to straighten this problem out. But I am going to beg with you for a minute. I'm going to plead with you, do not cross us. Because if you do, the survivors will write about what we do here for 10,000 years.
James MattisAn untrained or uneducated Marine ... deployed to the combat zone is a bigger threat to mission accomplishment ... than the enemy.
James MattisI was struck by the fact that none of the senators, basically, asked General [James] Mattis, "Well, General, how is it that we haven't won?" We haven't won anywhere, 'winning' in the sense of conclusively achieving our political objectives, however you might want to define those objectives.
James Mattis