Mattis originally opposed creating space force over budgetary concerns

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The No. 2 official at the Pentagon said Friday that Defense Secretary James Mattis had earlier urged Congress to not create a branch of the military focused on space because of budgetary concerns.

Mattis wrote in a letter to lawmakers in July 2017 that creating a new branch of the military dedicated to space would be “premature and add additional organization and administrative tail to the department at a time I am trying to reduce overhead.”

However, the secretary offered support for a Space Force on Thursday, after President Trump repeatedly spoke in favor of establishing a sixth branch of the military and ordered its creation earlier this year.

Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan cast Mattis's reticence over the Space Force as being related to the "sequester," which imposed tight budgetary ceilings on the Pentagon.


http://thehill.com/policy/defense/budget-appropriations/401283-pentagon-mattis-originally-opposed-creating-space

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

1. Ho are we going to pay for it? REMEMBER PAY-GO?

We need healthcare, not more guns. Especially in space.

[atreides1]

2. Mattis is a lap dog

An old man living on his past glories, who without his current position wouldn't be relevant! Mattis has spent so much time on his knees with Trump...he'll need new ones before too long!!!!

[fleur-de-lisa]

3. I bet Mattis still opposes it.

He knows the Orange ShitGibbon will be gone before he drags the country too far down the Space Farce rabbit hole.

But he wants to stay on until the Deranged Freak Show is removed from the WH, so Mattis is probably just nodding and keeping his mouth shut. For now.

[Freethinker65]

4. Mattis no longer gives a fuck. If he did, he would have spoken up or resigned long ago

He is only there to try to prevent a major fuckup by Trump. This Space Force crap is a good distraction keeping Trump happy by making him money while keeping the country out of real trouble.

[NightWatcher]

5. but then he realized it's only trump feeding BS to his base, had a drink, and took a nap

[YessirAtsaFact]

6. Let's make Mexico pay for it