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That we come from all walks of life and every person that's -- you are letting your political world kind of corrupt the life. we ever all a family here. and kids come from -- and we fight and get together and we defend this country together. pete: do you see a difference from guys everybody serving now one commander-in-chief. serve under a commander-in-chief. do you see any difference now between president trump and barack obama? >> in terms of policy, absolutely. in terms of the heart and spirit of the war fighter, no. i didn't raise my right hand to volunteer to serve because of who was the ...

He is a very proficient war fighter. he is a very ferocious warrior. and that takes a great deal of discipline over many, many, many years as you know. ed: we have heard about him as a warrior monk who likes to read all these books. >> yes. ed: solitude. he has this tough side. the moment i remember is the "60 minutes" interview. listen to this. >> what keeps you awake at night? >> nothing. i keep other people awake at night. ed: pardon me face the nation, sunday program not "60 minutes." i keep others at wake at night. >> that's jim mattis. he is not intimidated. he keeps it very real for his...

Life of general james mattis jim prosser. thanks for being here this morning. >> giewrge what made you say you wanted to write the book on this guy. >> first attracted to him by the quotes many of us have heard things like be polite, be professional, but be prepared to kill everyone you meet. [laughter] >> he has the ability to be both a peace maker and a very effective war maker, war fighter at the same time. that attracted me to him as someone who could manage both worlds. abby: knowing him now, you actually have not met him. >> correct. abby: or interviewed him which is so fascinating. you ...

Both a competent war fighter and a compassionate peacemaker. >> martha: he is a very scholarly individual, extremely educated man, extraordinarily smart and knows his history inside and out. that informs his feelings of compassion in war as well as his commitment to results. >> he studied war, he is a student of war but he understands the purpose is to win the hearts and minds of the people. he is always made it clear that the people are the prize and as he likes to say, be polite, be professional, but be prepared to kill everyone you meet. >> martha: you talk about a christmas night when he w...

It would akin to us sending a war fighter, a u.s. troop over to a rogue regime for a show trial. it has to be knocked down by the white house today. i'm so glad the senate is going to knock this down probably 99-0 here in a few minutes. people wonder when the other branches of government will start to perk up. i think you'll see it today. >> adam, you want to weigh in? >> i think what putin was doing in some ways was taking advantage of trump really just not having the experience to know that this is a nonstarter. there's such deep distrust between our intelligence and law enforcement agencies...