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He won praise for the deadly 2004 battle of fallujah, earning him the nickname, bad dog. reaction so far has been positive. >> jim mattis understands how the military can influence and is influenced by other elements of power. he's very much a strategic thinker. >> reporter: his career has not been without controversy. in 2005, he came under fire for remarks he made in a panel discussion which seemed to make light of killed in combat. in 2013, mattis compared israeli settlement expansion to apartheid. >> if i'm jerusalem, and i put 500 jewish settlers out here somewhere to the east and there's...
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