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Mattis Resigns Following Trump's Syria Withdrawal Order

20 Dec 2018
Military.com | By Richard Sisk

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday, seemingly in protest of President Donald Trump's orders to withdraw from Syria and an "America First" policy that appears to discount the value of allies and local partnered forces fighting alongside U.S. troops.

"Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, I believe it is right for me to step down from my position," Mattis said in his letter of resignation released by the Defense Department. - 2 page pdf

Mattis Resigns Following Trump's Syria Withdrawal Order
https://www.military.com/sites/default/files/2018-12/mattis-resigns.pdf

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