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That was adapted from his new book mattis writes in part, "a wise leader must deal with reality and state what he intends, and what level of commitment he is willing to invest in achieving that end. wise leadership requires collaboration. otherwise, it would lead to failure. nations with allies thrive and those without them wither. alone, america cannot protect our people and our economy. at this time we can see storm clouds gathering." back with us, nancy cook, jon meacham, eugene robinson, general barry mccaffrey. general, i'll begin with you. you are certainly very familiar with mattis. wha...

Thrilled. but what's he done for me? how has he done in afghanistan? not too good. and i wish him well. i hope he does well. but as you know, president obama fired him. and essentially so did i. what results? >> that was shortly after former defense secretary james mattis left his post in the trump administration. today we are hearing from him in the first time in the form of some not so thinly veiled swipes at the president. in a "wall street journal" essay that was adapted from his new book mattis writes in part, "a wise leader must deal with reality and state what he intends, and what level...

For the first time since his resignation former defense secretary jim mattis is talking and it's a public rebuke of the president's strategy at home and abroad. in a "wall street journal" excerpt from his forthcoming book mattis describes his time within the trump orbit saying i did as well as i could for as long as i could. when my concrete solutions and strategic advice no longer resonated, it was time to resign. the decorated marine general also gave a thinly veiled warning to the president saying, quote, a polepicist's role is not sufficient for a leader. joining me is retired four star ge...