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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 494

James Mattis

Then-US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman visits the Western Wall on the final day of his tenure, in the Old City of Jerusalem, January 20, 2021 (Courtesy)
February 8, 2021, 6:42 pm
No longer US ambassador, David Friedman is sticking to his sledgehammers
The ex-envoy maintains the last 4 years were an unequivocal success, thanks to the White House’s ‘inexperienced’ crew, which smashed precedent and forged a new path
By Lazar Berman
US President Donald Trump (L) and then-defense secretary James Mattis at a Cabinet meeting in the White House on March 8, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
September 15, 2020, 10:28 pm
Trump says he wanted to kill Assad, but Pentagon chief blocked him
Confirming reports he’s previously denied, US president says he had Syrian leader ready to be taken out, but Jim Mattis ‘didn’t want to do it’
By AFP
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, listens to US President Donald Trump speak during a cabinet meeting at the White House on January 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 4, 2020, 11:10 am
Ex-defense chief Mattis rebukes Trump over protests, implies comparison to Nazis
Former Pentagon head denounces US president, accusing him of trying to divide country, slams decision to use force to clear demonstrators for DC church photo op
By Agencies
In this June 1, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump departs the White House to visit outside St. John's Church in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
June 4, 2020, 3:51 am
Pentagon-Trump clash breaks open over military and protests
Defense chief refuses president’s request for troops to quell protests but decision to send some soldiers back to home bases from DC area reversed
By Zeke Miller and Robert Burns
A US Navy F-35 fighter jet during a test flight. (US Navy/Wikimedia Commons)
January 13, 2019, 2:17 pm
White House ordered plans prepared for Iran strike – report
‘Shocked’ Pentagon acceded to request after Baghdad mortar attack in September that US blamed on Tehran-backed militias, Wall Street Journal says
By ToI Staff
In this July 21, 2017, file photo, Kurdish soldiers from the Anti-Terrorism Units, carry a blindfolded an Indonesian man suspected of Islamic State membership, at a security center, in Kobani, Syria (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
January 9, 2019, 11:20 am
US puzzles over fate of Islamic State fighters captured in Syria
As groundwork is laid for planned withdrawal of troops, Trump administration works to find solution for imprisoned terrorists whose release is ‘unacceptable’
By Deb Riechmann and SUSANNAH GEORGE
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General Assembly, September 26, 2018, at UN Headquarters. At right are Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Adviser John Bolton and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
January 5, 2019, 4:09 am
Pompeo and Bolton head to Mideast amid tension over Syria pullout
We’re not abandoning the region, says State Department official; planned withdrawal, which led to Mattis resignation, will dominate Trump officials’ agenda on trip
By Matthew Lee and Zeke Miller
Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrives at the Pentagon for the first time in his official capacity, on January 2, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
January 3, 2019, 8:10 pm
New Pentagon chief discusses Syria with Pompeo, Bolton
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan started his new job January 1, after resignation of predecessor Jim Mattis over Trump’s Syria withdrawal announcement
By AFP
Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, arrives for his first day in his new job at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, January 2, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
January 3, 2019, 6:00 am
Shanahan takes Pentagon helm as Trump blasts Mattis
The former Boeing exec was thrust onto the world stage when Mattis quit last month amid long-running disagreements with the US president
By Thomas WATKINS
US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, January 2, 2019, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
January 2, 2019, 10:40 pm
Trump: Iran ‘can do what they want’ in Syria
US president says that Tehran, pressured by sanctions, is now ‘pulling people out’ of countries and ‘only wants to survive’
By Eric Cortellessa
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrives to greet incoming National Security Adviser John Bolton, outside the Pentagon before a meeting in Washington, DC, March 29, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
January 1, 2019, 12:09 am
Mattis bids farewell to Pentagon with call to ‘hold fast’
Former Marine corps general steps down as US Defense Secretary, after Trump decision to order full troop withdrawal from Syria
By AFP
US National security adviser John Bolton gestures while speaking to the media during a news briefing following his meetings with Georgian officials in Tbilisi, Georgia, October 26, 2018. (Shakh Aivazov/AP)
December 29, 2018, 4:05 am
Trump advisor heads to Turkey, Israel after Syria pullout
US president last week unexpectedly said he was pulling all 2,000 troops from war-torn country, declaring that America had achieved its objective there
By AFP
This Tuesday, March 7, 2017 frame grab from video provided by Arab 24 network, shows US forces take up positions on the outskirts of the Syrian town, Manbij, a flashpoint between Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters and US-backed Kurdish fighters, in al-Asaliyah village, Aleppo province, Syria (Arab 24 network, via AP)
December 28, 2018, 11:35 am
US troop withdrawal from Syria could take several months — report
Officials tell ABC News that pullout plan will be carefully executed to ensure the safety of all US personnel and the removal of all military hardware
By ToI Staff and Agencies
President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for criminal justice reform legislation in the Oval Office of the White House, December 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
December 24, 2018, 11:56 pm
Trump vows allies will no longer ‘take advantage’ of US military aid
President says he and Mattis disagreed on foreign defense spending, in likely reference to frequent target NATO
By ToI Staff and AP
Then-deputy defense secretary Patrick Shanahan, right, listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
December 24, 2018, 11:07 pm
Mattis fill-in Shanahan more fix-it man than military expert
Former Boeing executive to be installed as rare acting Pentagon head after Trump boots defense chief, expected to focus on streamlining budget
By Lolita C. Baldor
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