Jack Jacobs: ‘General Mattis Is Unique; I Have Never Run Across Anybody Quite Like Him’

[excerpt BRZEZINSKI General Mattis ░░░░░░░░ Yes BRZEZINSKI Because that ░░░░░░░░ real What s your ░░░░░░░░ on his leadership style ░░░░░░░░ we know about him ░░░░░░░░ sort of the thinking ░░░░░░░░ this choice JACOBS He ░░░░░░░░ you know we use ░░░░░░░░ term unique all the ░░░░░░░░ We overuse it And ░░░░░░░░ a matter of fact ░░░░░░░░ misuse it We talk ░░░░░░░░ people who are very ░░░░░░░░ things You re either ░░░░░░░░ or you re not ░░░░░░░░ General Mattis is unique ░░░░░░░░ have never run across ░░░░░░░░ quite like him And ░░░░░░░░ have been few people ░░░░░░░░ history in the military ░░░░░░░░ who are like him ░░░░░░░░ s very well read ░░░░░░░░ focused And that may ░░░░░░░░ part of the problem ░░░░░░░░ mean he s so ░░░░░░░░ on war fighting He ░░░░░░░░ a war fighter As ░░░░░░░░ general officer he spent ░░░░░░░░ much time as he ░░░░░░░░ with troops in fox ░░░░░░░░ with them We all ░░░░░░░░ We love troops It ░░░░░░░░ good to be with ░░░░░░░░ They re very funny ░░░░░░░░ they re caring for ░░░░░░░░ United States all the ░░░░░░░░ He has never been ░░░░░░░░ a job where he ░░░░░░░░ had to deal with ░░░░░░░░ large cumbersome inertia ridden ░░░░░░░░ That s the Defense ░░░░░░░░ The Pentagon is the ░░░░░░░░ office building in the ░░░░░░░░ and it s crammed ░░░░░░░░ of people He doesn ░░░░░░░░ have that experience He ░░░░░░░░ going I think he ░░░░░░░░ going to do what ░░░░░░░░ wants to do which ░░░░░░░░ to talk about strategy ░░░░░░░░ time with the troops ░░░░░░░░ to convince the boss ░░░░░░░░ the right way to ░░░░░░░░ the military instrument of ░░░░░░░░