[General James Mattis] a very talented individual. He's - has a personal library of about 10,000 books and he's read most of them on military history and strategy and so forth.
Peter R. MansoorGeneral [James] Mattis has got a really intellectual mindset about how the United States should go about protecting its national security.
Peter R. Mansoor[General James Mattis] said, reading allows you to learn from other people's mistakes without filling body bags with the bodies of your soldiers as you learn on the battlefield.
Peter R. MansoorCertainly, we shouldn't go about making a habit of taking generals and making them secretary of defense.
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