Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. James Mattis’s Departure Represents a Serious Diminution in the Experience and Wisdom in the White House 129 December 24, 2018 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Independent (United Kingdom) on 22 December 2018 by Independent (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:James MattisRex TillersonSyriaUnited KingdomUnited States military Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Austria: Trump’s Chaotic Management Is Hurting Himself and the Whole World December 5, 2025. Published in Der Standard[I]t Is appalling to see the person in charge of the U.S. nuclear arsenal acts like a spoiled child. 0 Saudi Arabia: Will the Race to the Moon Create Conflicts in Space? December 6, 2025. Published in Arab NewsAs competition increases between the U.S. and China, there is a race to see who will be able to colonize the moon first. 0 Saudi Arabia: Can Trump Really Ban the Muslim Brotherhood? December 3, 2025. Published in Arab NewsThe Brotherhood enjoys a wider reach inside the U..S and growing influence among a rapidly expanding Muslim community. 0 Pakistan: Setting the World on Fire December 8, 2025. Published in Pakistan Today[T]he tragedy is not merely that Trump is failing to solve global crises; it is that his leadership style is accelerating them. 0 Egypt: Palestine and Western Public Opinion – A Battle That Continues December 4, 2025. Published in almasryalyoumAmericans have watched the genocidal war on their phones. 0 Topics Spain: Neocolonialism and Ethnocides December 8, 2025. Published in La JornadaThe U.S.-Israeli duo is ruthless, deeply ethnocidal, full of arrogance and replete with religious and racial hatred. 0 Jordan: America between Israel’s Burdens and Arabs’ Benefits December 8, 2025. Published in alraiIsrael has lost its functional role … and no longer provides immense benefit to the West 0 Turkey: Will Trump’s 28 Points Be Enough for Ukrainian Sovereignty? December 8, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah 0 Pakistan: Hardening the Frontier December 8, 2025. Published in Pakistan Today 0 Singapore: Trump’s Unconventional Diplomacy Will Come at High Cost for US Partners December 8, 2025. Published in Channel News Asia 0 Pakistan: Setting the World on Fire December 8, 2025. Published in Pakistan Today[T]he tragedy is not merely that Trump is failing to solve global crises; it is that his leadership style is accelerating them. 0 Pakistan: A Lone Gunman Sparks Trump’s War on Legal Immigrants December 8, 2025. Published in Pakistan Today 0 Israel: Trump’s Truancy December 8, 2025. Published in Israel Hayom[T]he fact that Donald Trump does not do ideology is problematic. 0 Related Articles Israel: Israel Cannot Let Trump Set Syria Policy by Default November 17, 2025. Published in Israel HayomIt also seems the days have passed when Americans would consult with Israel, ask its opinion, and coordinate their moves in the region with it. Saudi Arabia: Saudi-US Summit Likely To Go Beyond Trade and Investment November 16, 2025. Published in Arab NewsThe reconciliation culminated in Al-Sharaa’s visit to the White House last week, the first by a Syrian president, and the announcement that Syria had become the 90th member of the US-led Global Coalition Against Daesh. Saudi Arabia: That Photo at the White House November 10, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatThe American master of surprises will receive the man who took the Syrians, Middle East and world by surprise. Nigeria: America, Nigeria and the Politics of Imported Sympathy November 9, 2025. Published in Punch[T]o reduce that complex web of violence to “Christian genocide”, as President Trump recently claimed, is both reckless and ignorant. Turkey: Dismembering Syria, Bombing Gaza: Can Trump Finally Veto Neocons? October 13, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah Previous articleThe Guardian View on James Mattis’s Resignation: a Bad Day for AmericaNext articleThe Non-Trump Year under Review LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment