Secretary of Defense James Mattis gave an impromptu
pep talk to a small group of American soldiers, sailors, and marines somewhere overseas. His message was simple and inspiring: "Hold the line until our country gets back to understanding and respecting each other and showing it." He continued: "We're so doggone lucky to be Americans. And we got two powers: the power of inspiration, and if you don't get the power of inspiration back, you've got the power of intimidation." He reminded them to listen to their NCO's. Good advice.
So, yes, Americans have become divided, and Mattis wants the military to hold things together until the country is unified again. Optimism is grand. A simple, terrific speech. An example of what my former professor
Charles Larson called the "unifying style."
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