President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, retired General
James "Mad Dog" Mattis, testified Thursday at his confirmation hearing before
the Senate Armed Services Committee. Mattis’s 41-year career in the Marine Corps
included field commands in the Persian Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan. He led
U.S. troops during the 2004 battle of Fallujah, earning himself the nickname
"Mad Dog" Mattis. In May 2004, Mattis ordered an attack on a small Iraqi village
that ended up killing about 42 people attending a wedding ceremony. He went on
to lead United States Central Command from 2010 to 2013, but the Obama
administration cut short his tour over concerns he was too hawkish on Iran. We
host a roundtable discussion, starting with retired Colonel Andrew Bacevich,
author of "America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History," and
Aaron Glantz, a senior reporter at Reveal from The Center for Investigative
Reporting whose latest investigation ...
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