In a country with millions of people & cars going everywhere, the enemy is going to get a car bomb out there once in a while.
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 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 MattisYou go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them. Actually, itโs a lot of fun to fight. You know, itโs a hell of a hoot. Itโs fun to shoot some people. Iโll be right up front with you โ I like brawling.
James Mattis