Inside an American national security community unnerved by President Donald Trump’s careening approach to world affairs, Defense Secretary James Mattis is seen by many as his strongest Cabinet pick—no less, some whisper, than the potential savoir of the nation.
Given the caliber of many of Trump’s Cabinet picks, being qualified and decent already puts one near the top. And Mattis may well prove to be a good deal more than that. So far, he’s been dispatched to reassure U.S. allies in Asia and has talked Trump out of terrible ideas like reviving torture as an instrument of American policy and ripping …read more
Source: European Voice
