James Mattis is one of the finest leaders in the long history of the Corps and has done honor to it and to all of us who hold the title of Marine. Semper Fi Sir!

It was great personalities like Mattis, with honest intentions, who brought freedom to the people and guaranteed peace in the western hemisphere over decades. I was born 1969 in West-Germany and I can only be grateful.

Thanks so much to David Rubenstein for running such a great show! Great guest and just a great interview experience. Thank you!

THANK you for your SERVICE General Mattis.

Amazing man...lots of respect to you sir.....from India

The way he controls the questions are flawless. He is like only sitting unmoving figure, with everything else around him moving.

What a class act. I'm such a huge fan of General Mattis.

When I grow up I want to be just like Jim Mattis.

This is an awesome man, if all the military chiefs have been like him the people would have more trusts in military and how they act, what a great man, what an example given his all life for his country

My Question is "How does David only have

That was a very good interview and found much respect for the General. We need more people like him.

Great interview of a great American. It would be awesome to have him back in an influential role.

This man has been married.. to his country!! SEMPER FI ol warrior!

Great interview and very inspiring.

Great interview.. Ty David

"YOU RIDE FOR THE BRAND"!

Excellent! Thank you, shared.

Great show

I’d like to see more recent interviews. Particularly concerning the virus/ recession.

He’s an awesome catch. 💕

Thank you for your support and your interest in our military. Especially General James “Jim “ Mattis. The General and I have known each other since 1990. The beginning of the Gulf War. He was the Battalion Commander of 1st Battalion, 7th Marines Regiment out in 29 Palms California. I was with the 1st Marine Division G-6, Communications Electronics Office as one of their Staff Officers when I first met him. Outstanding Marine Officer and leader.

Consistent Integrity, Humility, able to self deflate ego

When your the "Finest its hard to be humble" " The few the proud the Marines." One of the greatest Marine Generals of my time.!!!!

Excellent modest man Mattis. A real leader.

James Mattis is the epitome of responsibility and respectability.

What a great man! I hope he runs for President.

As a Marine, he was amazing and on point. But unfortunately he has changed, not sure I can say I have the same respect for him.

This is a great interview! Jim Mattis is looking ready for the next mission - White House. :) General, I will be one of your strong supporters. If you say 'Lets Go', we Go!

General Mattis is my kind of man.

l am sorry! l took it as you being a very strong person to keep us safe!

Fostul Secretar al Apărării - ”Generalul Generalilor” - James N. Mattis, este un lider cu personalitate completă, care poate deține orice funcție în stat! Este de bună credință, este dedicat națiunii și interesului național și nu are nici o intenție de câștig, material. Este de o modestie rară, cinstit, sincer corect, onorant Își guvernează propria viață, gândește corect. Deci fiind dedicat națiunii, nu i va face rău. Nu este politicean, cu intenții populiste, dacă nu a putut îndrepta o situație, care amenința armata, starea de fapt și națiunea, a plecat. A privit în tăcere. Și a pus experiența sa, în slujba președinților, dar cred că nu l au înțeles. Nu are ce își reproșa. A sesizat la timp pericolele și consecințele unor decizii greșite. A conduce, să fii responsabil de securitatea națională și cea internațională, într o lume, în schimbare rapidă impune o cultură vastă, o pregătire de excepție, experiență și o înțelepciune, cu care poți avea o viziune asupra lumii și a evenimentelor ce se vor produce. Avea totul la el. Nu poate fi înlocuit. Greu de egalat. Așadar dragi americani, a plecat Jim de la Pentagon, s a dus liniștea planetei.

What an amazing guy.

The preferred MRE of the Madog was a Battalion favorite, the Beef Slices and Barbecue Sauce; the Salty Dog that he is, he was known to trade away his chocolate cookie : )

Thanks David, Mattis is an awesome Leader. He is Loyal to the Young men in uniform-- and how things look to them even though he is gone from his post. Mattis is an Amazing man- a considerate mind.

Hearing his comments on silence on the President’s policies hit very hard today. He tried very hard to keep his silence out of respect for unity. Lots of respect for this man

Give a man power and find out what kind of man he is.......Abraham Lincoln

With the up most respect Sir... james Mattis... Thank you for your service... out stand man and leader... awesome tough and definghtly part of the best generation to walk the earth... Again... Thank you for your service...

I figured just now that "trust" and "loyalty" aren't really the same thing....

One of America’s really excellent leaders, a true patriot in every sense.😃❤️❤️

Mattis is a great leader.

So sweet

We need more Great men like Mattis, not just in the military but in politics as well. Total respect!!!

Marines are very good people, who truly care about our country's position in our world.

What an excellent intro👏🏻!

Ask any Marine that was around during the Mattis days......they LOVED him. A true soldiers soldier.....one of my favorite DefSec of all time. Colin Powell is up there too. Any time that we have an actual veteran as the Defense Secretary and not some chicken hawk like Cheney, the troops are in much better hands.

I'm like Dallas..forward looking.....interesting comment.

It impressed me. And it was me

(Mad Dog ) ls the best❣Thank Y😊u For Your Service❣

Semper fi Sir, i hope someone translate this interview in Spanish i hope the entire continent listen.

I think he is a humble and good man.

Awesome 👍

Foresight ! “I don’t look back..I look foreword”!

When discussing the branches of the military, he forgot to mention the Space Force.

THE Warrior Monk ; not a politician; a man of & for ALL who stand in harm's way.

12:25 the audience should have applauded him for bringing everyone home alive.

This guy is hilarious

A Profile in Courage type of man. I wish we had a person like him in the White House.

Great speech

What a fine man this Mattis is. Yes, I would feel comfortable with him in charge.

Nothing but respect.

What a high caliber man.

LEGEND 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Salute the General

Can't wait to meet you Jim. We'll see how tough you really are. I'll video everything.

"The person who made the mistake was me." General, we know you wanted to retire from public service. But the answer is "No."

And what year did he learn to disrespect the commander in chief.

General Mattis is a true Hero!!

This is a superb guy with high principles.

I think he would make a great president

David you’re very silly, I love you anyway!

Heros and diamonds are made under extreme pressure. It’s an honor to learn from your leadership.

Why do our troops call the enemy's army "terrorists"? Terrorists are people dedicated to attacking and terrorizing a civilian population. We were fighting the Iraqi army, not terrorists. I talked to an A10 pilot who blew up a busload of people in Iraq and he felt badly until he was told they were a busload of terrorists. My guess is the bus was full of Iraqi soldiers, not terrorists. Reading accounts of fighter pilots flying in Vietnam. They referred to the opposition as Communist pilots rather than enemy pilots. I can't imagine the MIG pilot as being a "Communist". His country is governed by a Communist form of government and he happens to live there. And since he lives in a country where we happen to be at war, he is the enemy. Our military historically gives the enemy a name that inspires anger and hate among our troops that some would call racist. However, there are many who often refer to our enemies as "the bad guys" and that's more realistic. God bless General Jim Mattis, Ph.D., USMC retired. Intellectuals in the Marines similar to Mattis are called "monks" and that's a compliment.

Sir please become the US president not the US needs you but the whole world needs some one like you to become the leader of a free world every time I hear you inspire me and like Thank you for your service to the free world

Thank you Sir USAF 81 - 87

I love your work David. Is it possible to James Comey on your show.

That was my hardest. To accept

Give me a chance to do the right thing. If I have a public trial, it will be a media circus. However, I can agree to some form of probation. I just moved to a town where there is a military base. Ideally, I would report there daily for to be debriefed. I will also agree to take down my Quora writings publicly, provided they are saved for a later date to be edited and processed. I am looking for a way to be compliant and come on the right side of things legally. I totally agree that I would benefit from being secured or supervised in some way. However, I think we need to zero in on a compromise that suits everyone.

On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower gave the nation a dire warning about what he described as a threat to democratic government. He called it the military-industrial complex, a formidable union of defense contractors and the armed forces. Eisenhower, a retired five-star Army general, the man who led the allies on D-Day, made the remarks in his farewell speech from the White House.

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I trust Mr Mattis

This man should do what General MacArthur did....go away like a seasoned and honorable warrior would. MacArthur gave his final farewell to Congress and famously said "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Good-by". General MacArthur did just that. I think Marine General Mattis ought to follow that wise advice. Rather than run around giving speeches, doing talk shows, and making subtle and snide remarks about our (his) sitting President, when we have fellow Marines (Troops) in harm's way as I write. Political party matters not....you do NOT display disrespect for authority in this manner. It undermines the foundation of our Corps, and what the Military stands for. What our mission is. Established tradition. For very good reason. Doing speeches and the talk show circuit getting pats on the back to stroke your ego is not one of them. I imagine Mattis being a card-carrying member of the CFR (extreme anti-United States entity) has something to do with this behavior. Do you think maybe the thugs destroying our cities are emboldened by this General's thrashing of our President? Can you imagine them going "Yea, see...this Marine General agrees with us!! Trump is this or that", and off they go...more fueled destruction. What do America's enemies think when they see this from a respected Marine general? Any clues? Does anyone remember "Loose lips sink ships"? Well, Mattis's lips are doing no less. I know I am alone mostly on this point or will be on this chain, so be it. The masses sadly have been lulled to sleep. It must be said. Mattis...a great Marine in our ranks, but it should have stopped there, other than quiet support of our military as a civilian if he chose to do so, and use that skill set to uplift our younger military generation, not run around like a liberal cheerleader thrashing our Commander in Chief. My loyalties have been torn asunder. Utter respect for Mattis as a Marine. Total loss as a civilian. Though the true and honorable whole man should continue as it once was, and now I have to question even that with this post-service behavior. It is a damn shame, yet many just have no capacity to see this dilemma. God help us.

I said. I’m crazy right and went inside

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"Esteemed are those men who do not shrink from danger..." some athenian guy, I am curious about your suggestion on how one might socialize his subordinates to be less assertive? because I noticed you mentioned to empower others so they can make their own decisions, that is autonomy .... that is leadership. to leader your leaders, would that be from assignment? Ali

Military man Solutes

Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦

I pray Mattis becomes president 🙏🏼

James Mattis doesn't bow to Chuck Norris, Chuck Norris bows to the General James Mattis......

What phone

I think he has to run for president.

Easy to like Mattis. Rubenstein was overly deferential with his questions though. Mattis was right in the middle of an awful lot of pivotal events. Would have been nice to learn why the hunt for Osama was summarily abandoned by the Bush administration. It was that decision that kept us in Afghanistan with no further plan and no way out. But overall, Mattis is a guy you want on your side. "Trust is the coin of the realm."

General Mattis for President

"Build Trust" "Listen carefully"

This is my leader

He should never have acted the patriot for people born here using the Marines for it. He should go to Gitmo and do something good for the people instead of harming us. I see no loyalty from this man. My brother was a Marine, now I wonder about him.

You need to find a "Safe Space" to "Shelter" in if Meanie Man Trump is so offensive General

Dear General James Mattis (Ret.), Thank you for your service to the people of the United States of America. As much as we appreciate all your sacrifices, the country is now calling for you to run for President. We need someone who understands the use of allies, and their absolute importance during times of peace and war. That is not going to be a lawmaker, businessman, or commoner. The only way to get that type of leadership is with a seasoned veteran. It can not be any veteran, though they are all of the utmost value to the country. Their importance does not end when their service does, nor does yours. This candidate in particular, needs to take the burden of past misconduct that our officials have committed and (somehow) turn the eroding faith of the American people back to what it was. The petty divisions of parties needs to end in order for the country to move steadily forward. With the recent "rona" impact this may turn out to be the hardest division to repair since the civil war. Especially, if the economic impact that many forecast (myself included) comes to pass over the next ten years. We will need a solid voice that thinks hard before it speaks. I am not asking you to run because I like you, though I do. It is because of the names you quote when asked where you get your leadership skills. If we can not have the forefathers back to help with this chaos, then we need a soldier and scholar of their philosophy. That is you. Like it or not. Thank you, again, for your service. Sincerely, A.K. Hall

The geninious leader ..listen learn and lead

Brilliant

It should be noted that both James Mattis and former FBI Director Robert Mueller both served in the Marine Corp. with distinction. Mueller served in the Marines during his tour of duty during the Vietnam War. The experience is detailed in Garrett Graff's book titled The Threat Matrix: Inside Robert Mueller's FBI And The War On Global Terror.

Yeah, the essence of that nick name is nowhere in the book he wrote. He is highly intelligent, experienced, and a straight shooter. Not at all what that nickname suggests