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What keeps James Mattis awake at night?

Jim Dickerson at CBS News asked the Secretary of Defense what keeps him awake at night;

Speaking to the US Military Academy graduating class, in reference to the war against terror, he said “We Americans are not made of cotton candy.”

40 thoughts on “What keeps James Mattis awake at night?

    1. General Mattis sleeps with the lights on because the dark is afraid of him.

      1. SECDEF Mattis doesn’t turn lights on. He turns dark off.

        A zombie bit SECDEF Mattis and promptly turned into SECDEF Mattis.

    2. General Mattis stared into the dark until it looked him in the eye and apologized.

        1. Damn straight… the Bogeyman craps his pants at the thought of GEN Mattis uttering his name!

    1. If you watch the very short video you’ll hear the answer.

      “NOTHING. I keep other people awake at night.”

    1. To sleep… perchance to dream…
      For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
      When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
      Must give us pause.

  1. Humor and confidence. Would have been nice to have had those qualities in our prior administrations. If given adequate rein, those presently in positions of power in this administration can destroy ISIS. Those, my friends, are the words of a supremely confident badass who knows how to engage the enemy.

    1. Chief, I’d revise that to say those are the words of a supremely confident leader who knows he’s in charge of a whole lot of badasses.

  2. I now have to wonder…..
    Is Chuck Norris afraid of Mad Dog Mattis?

    1. They’re both a force united against evil, so there’s no need for fear. Chuck Norris’ beard is a weapon in Gen Mattis’ arsenal.

    1. You perform those duties quite handily, Mr Cee. I’m just glad my name isn’t Stolen Valorist Kyle Christopher Barwan .
      Or whatever he calls himself while hiding from Frankie ‘The PitBull’ Cee. BTW, who’s keeping tabs on him these days? Oh yea, that’s right, it’s Bubba and Thor!

  3. Just imagine Chesty Puller and Maddog working up a battle plan, together!

  4. It was said that some kook shot General Mattis today.
    A funeral will be held for the bullet on Tuesday morning.

  5. If I sent my cat Punkin Squawkypants to him, do you think he could get her to shut up and not tell me at 2AM that she used the litterbox?

    1. We have a cat that doesn’t need to sqwuawk to let you know she’s used the litter box…

        1. Just like I can’t say “Worcestershire.” Pass the Wooster sauce, please.

  6. I have heard the General doesn’t like the “Mad Dog” moniker. I heard he prefers his callsign, which was “Chaos”.

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