Mattis: We Need to Recognize the Reality of Putin, that He’s Trying to Break NATO

RUSH EXCERPT:
MATTIS: "Chairman, history is not a straight jacket but I’ve never found a better guide for the way ahead than studying the history. We have a long list of times we’ve tried to engage positively with Russia. We have a relatively short list of successes in that regard. And I think right now the most important thing is that we recognize the reality of what we deal with with Mr. Putin. And we recognize that he is trying to break the North Atlantic alliance and we take the steps, the integrated steps, diplomatic, economic, military and the alliance steps, working with our allies, to defend ourselves where we must."