WASHINGTON (AP) Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, whose book is released Sept. 3, warns bitter political divisions have pushed American society to the breaking point in his most extensive public remarks since he resigned in protest from the Trump administration.
Mattis also goes into some reasons he left the Trump administration in an excerpt from his book published today by The Wall Street Journal.
The retired Marine general writes he quit in 2018 when he realized his advice to President Trump no longer resonated particularly with regard to keeping faith with allies.
Mattis resigned shortly after Trump announced he was pulling all U.S. troops from Syria. In Mattis view this amounted to betraying the Syrian Kurdish fighters whod partnered with American troops to combat the Islamic State group.
The essay was adapted from Mattis book, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, being published Sept. 3.
