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There are many, and i think that is the way to approach this idea of service. >> now, we know when it comes to that it's about the service of defense secretary james mattis and we know how that has come out with the resignation in protest of the president. so, how did those in the military as a whole feel about the commander in chief given that, given this visit, and given the words and the political rally that it's been described as? >> well, on secretary mattis, the general tone, speaking to both active duty friends and many, many retired friends and veterans, is dismay. people are very sorr...

It's someone he admires. i think trump can be moved by people that he respects and admires. we're seeing it a little bit with his phone calls with obama and i think mattis will serve that function. if you're a democrat and look at this, what are the other options? >> if you're concerned about general flynn as a four-star and flynn a three-star and flynn has the greatest respect for mattis and will defer to mattis and you're comforted by mattis being in the cabinet there to counterbalance. >> and bob gates walking in the door. >> talking to general flynn. you want to assure me, get bob gates in...

Defense. [ applause ] but we're not announcing it until monday so don't tell anybody. "mad dog." he's great. he's our best. they said he's the closest thing to general george patton that we have, and it's about time. it's about time. >> all right. so david ignatius, let's break it down. we'll get back to the patton description in a minute because i don't think that's quite app for those that know general mattis. i didn't know much about this guy before his name came up in the selection process. it seems that the washington foreign policy establishment certainly hold him in the highest of regar...

"mad dog" talking about mattis, he is a reassuring figure both for washington and foreign policy people and also for people around the world. general mattis is somebody that's known overseas. he believes in partnerships and allian alliances. this is good news. it's good news for nato. general mattis worked closely with nato on weaponization transformation and other programs. he's very well known to the military and pentagon establishment. the current chairman of the joint chiefs served under him in iraq. the current cno of navy served with him. the head of centcom served with him. this is very...

More jobs leaving still than staying for carrier. but it is a delivery of a promise with the help of governor mike pence in his home state of indiana on something he gave to the people during the campaign and delivering on one here now as president-elect. >> at the rally trump made the surprise announcement of his pick for secretary of defense though the pick itself not much a surprise. >> are we doing a good job with our cabinet and our people? [ applause ] i don't want to tell you this because i want to save the suspense for next week. so i will not tell you that one of our great, great gene...