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NATION/WORLD East Oregonian A6 Friday, December 21, 2018 Mattis resigning as Pentagon chief after clashes with Trump By ZEKE MILLER AND LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday after clashing with Presi- dent Donald Trump over the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and after two years of deep dis- agreements over America’s role in the world. Mattis, perhaps the most respected foreign policy official in Trump’s admin- istration, will leave by the end of February after two tumultuous years strug- gling to soften and mod- erate the president’s hard- line and sometimes sharply changing policies. He told Trump in a letter that he was leaving because “you have a right to have a Sec- retary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours.” His departure was immediately lamented by foreign policy hands and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, who viewed the retired Marine general as a sober voice of experience in the ear of a president who had never held polit- ical office or served in the military. Even Trump allies expressed fear over Mat- tis’ decision to quit, believ- ing him to be an import- ant moderating force on the president. “Just read Gen. Mattis resignation letter,” tweeted Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. “It makes it abundantly clear that we are headed toward a series of grave policy errors which will endanger our nation, damage our alliances &; empower our adversaries.” Mattis in his letter noted his “core belief” that Amer- ican strength is “inextrica- bly linked” with its alli- ances and partnerships with other nations, a posi- tion seemingly at odds with the “America First” policy of the president. The defense secretary also said China and Rus- sia want to spread their “authoritarian model” and promote their interests at the expense of America and its allies. “That is why we must use all the tools of American power to provide for the common defense,” he wrote. The announcement came a day after Trump surprised U.S. allies and members of Congress by announc- ing the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Syria, and as he continues to consider cutting in half the American deployment in Afghanistan by this summer. It coin- cided with domestic tur- moil as well, Trump’s fight with Congress over a bor- der wall and a looming par- tial government shutdown. Trump’s decision to pull troops out of Syria has been sharply criticized for aban- doning America’s Kurdish allies, who may well face a Turkish assault once U.S. troops leave, and had been staunchly opposed by the Pentagon. Mattis, in his resigna- tion letter, emphasized the importance of stand- ing up for U.S. allies — an implicit criticism of the president’s decision on this issue and others. “While the U.S. remains the indispensable nation in the free world, we can- not protect our interests or serve that role effec- tively without maintaining strong alliances and show- ing respect to those allies,” Mattis wrote. Last year, Republican Sen. Bob Corker — a fre- quent Trump critic — said Mattis, along with White House chief of staff John Kelly and then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, were helping “separate our coun- try from chaos.” Tillerson was fired early this year. Kelly is to leave the White House in the coming days. “This is scary,” reacted AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks during the 2018 POW/ MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington. Senate Intelligence com- mittee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., on Twitter. “Secretary Mattis has been an island of sta- bility amidst the chaos of the Trump administration.” “Jim Mattis did a superb job as Secretary of Defense. But he cannot be expected to stand behind a President who disrespects our allies and ingratiates himself to our adversaries,” said William Cohen, who served as defense secre- tary under Bill Clinton and knows Mattis well. Mattis’ departure has long been rumored, but officials close to him have insisted that the bat- tle-hardened retired Marine would hang on, determined to bring military calm and reason to the admin- istration’s often chaotic national security decisions and soften some of Trump’s sharper tones with allies. Opponents of Mattis, however, have seen him as an unwanted check on Trump. Mattis went to the White House Thursday after- noon to resign after failing to persuade the president to change his decision on withdrawing troops from Syria. A U.S. official said that Mattis’ decision was his own, and not a “forced resignation.” The official spoke on condition of ano- nymity to discuss internal deliberations. Trump said a replace- ment would be chosen soon. “The president’s national security team’s job is to give him advice and it’s the president’s job to make a decision,” said press secretary Sarah Sanders. At the start of the Trump administration, the presi- dent had gushed about his respect for Mattis, repeat- edly calling him “Mad Dog,” despite Mattis’ own public insistence that the moniker was never his. Instead, his nickname for years was CHAOS, which stood for “Colonel Has An Outstanding Suggestion,” and reflected Mattis’ more cerebral nature. The two quickly clashed on major policy decisions. During his first conver- sations with Trump about the Pentagon job, Mattis made it clear that he dis- agreed with his new boss in two areas: He said tor- ture doesn’t work, despite Trump’s assertion during the campaign that it did, and he voiced staunch support for traditional U.S. inter- national alliances, includ- ing NATO, which Trump repeatedly criticized. Mattis was credited by some in the administra- tion for blocking an execu- tive order that would have reopened CIA interroga- tion “black sites.” Trump has said the Pentagon chief convinced him it wasn’t necessary to bring back banned torture techniques like waterboarding. En route to his first visit to Iraq as defense secretary, Mattis bluntly rebuffed Trump’s assertion that America might take Iraqi oil as compensation for U.S. efforts in the war-torn country. The two also were divided on the future of the Afghanistan war, with Trump complaining from F RIDAY A FTERNOON & E VENING ABC NBC CBS FOX 12 PM 12:30 1 PM (11) KFFX KPTV (42) KVEW KATU C GMA Day (N) KEPR KOIN (25) KNDU KGW (31) PBS Natural Divorce Steve! 11 World Court 3 12 On News (N) Bold & B. 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Mark Milley, the chief of the Army Born in Pullman, Wash- ington, Mattis enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1969, later earning a history degree from Central Wash- ington University. He was commissioned as an officer in 1972. As a lieutenant col- onel, he led an assault bat- talion into Kuwait during the first U.S. war with Iraq in 1991. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, Mattis com- manded the Marines who launched an early amphib- ious assault into Afghani- stan and established a U.S. foothold in the Taliban heartland. As the first wave of Marines moved toward Kandahar, Mattis declared, “The Marines have landed, and now we own a piece of Afghanistan.” Two years later, he helped lead the invasion into Iraq in 2003 as the two-star commander of the 1st Marine Division. 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