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[–] 19221753? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

He ain't read no 10,000 books either he a liar

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[–] 19222083? 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Mattis is a very well-read and intelligent person. Whether he has read 10,000, I don't know, but he is more well-read than almost any other person in the military and pushed a reading program in the Marine Corps. He was very clear on his guidance to junior officers that they need to be reading.

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[–] 19222847? ago 

That boy be lyin

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[–] 19221505? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Fuck yeah he was dirty as the day is long. He seen Trump coming and booked it.

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[–] 19222466? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

He was single, never married and no girlfriend.

Hmmm....really makes you think.

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[–] 19222862? ago 

At least not into it to make his progenitors rich.

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[–] 19221360? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I had a bad feeling about him. I'm very sad I was right.

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[–] 19220822? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Let's think critically. General officers judges and high level bureaucrats didn't get where they are with being part of the club and compromised.

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[–] 19221533? ago 

Bullshit!(doesnt need explained either) SMFH......

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[–] 19221143? [S] ago  (edited ago)

There better not be in the Trump administration. You are sounding like a normie who expects evil and corruption from all of them, even Trump's people. You cannot successfully prosecute a crime of the magnitude we are dealing with in this whole debacle unless your top person in the defence dept is a white hat. Nuff said.

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[–] 19221498? 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

What about all the corrupt trump appointees?

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[–] 19221388? ago 

defense*

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[–] 19221059? ago 

Exactly

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[–] 19220688? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

It was a sole source contract (ie non-competitively awarded). If he’s a black hat, this is not the smoking gun.

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[–] 19223180? ago 

actually, it indicates the exact opposite of what you conclude

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[–] 19221096? [S] 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

That's just the point. Their rules stipulate it has to have competitive bids. The bid was custom designed to only fit Amazon so that no one else could be considered. I have done government bids and know the rules. Mattis' underling got a lucrative job with Amazon upon completion of the deal, which was negotiated while he was still at the DoD. This deal alone does not make Mattis a black hat but the fact that he did it that way is an indication that he was already one before the deal was struck. Also, why was his dinner covered up and only revealed by accident through un-redaction? I smell bad blood but can't prove it. This is just one of my me reasons for suspicion, there are other reasons to doubt him that I don't want to get into at this moment.

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[–] 19221366? ago  (edited ago)

I should have stipulated that I find the sole source nature of the award shady AF and have zero love for Bezos. However, if Amazons technology readiness level of AWS far surpassed that of its competitors, that is areasonable (and lawful) justification for a sole source determination.

However, I thought I saw an article about 6 months ago where a ?criminal? Investigation was launched by DOJ into this award- but I can find anything with a simple search.

Does this sound familiar to you (or anyone)?

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[–] 19221582? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Bingo! excuse the FB closet socialist before you. ^ ^ ^

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[–] 19227014? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Over the span of 8 years of Obama, 8 years of W, and 8 years of Clinton, a military career is cemented. Don't ever believe that careerist/politician officers and senior noncommissioned officers don't exist at the highest levels of our military because they do. Their political slant and willingness to 'do what they're told' regardless of the morality, virtue or necessity for doing so gets men and women killed, maimed, and families destroyed. I spent 24 years in. You know the ones that are politicians and those who aren't. Those who aren't don't often rise about 2-star ranks...if they get that far. Not talking about all generals above 2-star but I can speak with some degree of certainty that there are far more officers and senior non-coms that worry far more about pleasing the President and service Chief of Staff/Secretary to boost their careers than speaking up for what is right, speaking against the use of military resources when there is no threat to the US, and paying nothing but lip service to being apolitical in decision-making.

In all, I think the military folks are far more dependable Patriots than career bureaucrats because their careers generally don't last more than 30 years (if that long) and many of those years they are not in positions of power that enable them to serve the politicians or bureaucrats and get 'noticed' like in bureaucratic circles. However, there are far more than we need and sadly, I'm left hoping that Mattis isn't one of them but the evidence doesn't look that great.

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[–] 19227721? [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

ty for your service first of all and thanks for your comment here. It makes a lot of sense. I too hope Mattis is a good guy but.........

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[–] 19230658? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Thank you; I appreciate it. It's a sad thing to have to admit but it's very true. I think it's why we end up with military professionals contributing to the services being used as a laboratory for social experiments, warriors being prosecuted for killing the enemy, and sketchy deals involving contracting kickbacks. They swear their allegiance to the Constitution and end up showing their allegiance to politicians who further their careers or hold the promise to line their pockets somehow.

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[–] 19222869? 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Disclaimer. Don't have any insiders knowledge of this, but reporting seems to lead me to likelihood that source selection had already occurred, so dinner may not have been any big deal - perhaps celebratory to a fait accompli. Recommend not jumping to worse case conclusion lacking any real information. Just saying.

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[–] 19222576? 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

IF Mad Dog betrayed POTUS/US-> GITMO.
Jeff Bezos ->GITMO
2984
AMAZON SERVER/CLOUD CONTRACT?
AMAZON_SERVER/CLOUD_ROUTE_DATA 1-99 DOMESTIC?
[PART 1 OF 9]
2637
Mattis departure. Warfare/MIL
1971
You didn't think military planes were falling out of the skies all within a short period of time just by chance did you?
Outside of the standard deviation?
1728
Unauthorized missile fired.
Unauthorized emergency incoming missile threat activated Hawaii.
POTUS AF1.
POTUS re-routes.
Coincidence?
NO MSM investigations?
Biggest threat to the American people.

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