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    Jim Mattis: 'Nations With Allies Thrive, Nations Without Allies Wither'

    In an interview with NPR, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stresses the importance of allies and he also criticizes shifting U.S. policy aims during the wars of the past 18 years.
    by Greg Myre Sep 02, 2019 4 minutes
    James Mattis spent four decades in the Marines. He served as a commander in Afghanistan shortly after the al-Qaida attacks in 2001.

    When former defense secretary Jim Mattis is asked about his relationship with President Trump, he has an answer ready.

    "I don't discuss sitting presidents," Mattis tells NPR in an interview. "I believe that you owe a period of quiet."

    But Mattis is expansive on what he describes as "misaligned" U.S. strategy in the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. The shifting policies and goals of successive administrations have contributed to the long, frustrating conflicts in the region, says Mattis, who is speaking out with the release of his book, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead.

    "Sometimes we've gone in in order to stop terrorist attacks on America, and then we've

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