Thread by @Headsnipe011

I fucking love Mattis

On trip to Brazil, #SPACEFORCE, AND China

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***I am not going to share everything because it is too long but I strongly recommend you read it at the link above just to see how much of a Genius the guy is.***

Q: People believed that you thought it was a bad idea, training a separate service, setting aside the other (inaudible)...

SEC. MATTIS: Yes, I know. What I've always said is we have to define the problem of setting out (inaudible),

and you'll find this in everything you do in the Pentagon. I've even used Einstein's quote, if asked how he would save the world, how would be compose his thoughts.

He said, "I'd spent 55" -- he had only one hour to save the world -- he said, "I'd spent 55 minutes defining the problem, and solve the problem in five minutes."

So we have had to do a lot of work defining the problem. It has to do with 10, 20 years in the future, where do we want to be? What is our economic dependence on space?

What is our intelligence? What do have to do if we have to make it defensible, and (inaudible) satellites, the mine environment.

I know it sounds like it should be done in time, so it's 30 minutes with time out for commercials; it doesn't work that way. It take a lot of time.

*on China in Argentina**

Q: But do they have now an intelligence capability in the atmosphere that they didn't have before (inaudible)?

(CROSSTALK)

SEC. MATTIS: Well, you'd have to ask the Chinese that question, yes.

Q: I don't think they're going to very transparent, sir.

SEC. MATTIS: Pardon?

Q: I don't think they're going to be very transparent on that one.

SEC. MATTIS: My goodness, China not being transparent is your assessment? I -- I defer to your assessment.