Mad Dog or Frightened Little Puppy?

April 14, 2018

I watched the press conference with “Mad Dog” Mattis at the Pentagon last night after the missile attacks on Syria.  He was not his usual cocky, swaggering, big-talking self, but seemed more like a frightened little poodle.  He read a statement off of a piece of paper, probably written by John Bolton and Paul Wolfowitz and edited by Douglas Feith.  It contradicted what he said just a day earlier about lobbing missiles at Syria.  When he was asked if he had proof of Syria being responsible for a “gas attack” he had absolutely nothing to say except that “I am confident” that such an event occurred.  He alluded to no evidence of any kind whatsoever because, of course, he has none.  If he did, he surely would be broadcasting it all over the world.

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Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is president of the Mises Institute. He is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real LincolnHow Capitalism Saved AmericaLincoln UnmaskedHamilton's CurseOrganized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About GovernmentThe Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics