Keith&Co.
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Mattis' resignation letter was a well-crafted 'fuck off' to Trump, and his 'America First' efforts to drive away all our allies.
Trump then tweeted that Mattis has announced his RETIREMENT.
Nowhere in the letter is 'retirement' used.
Perhaps it's not done at the cabinet level but it stood out to me there was no compliment at the close. Not even so much as the minimalist "r".
After 40 years in thge military, it doesn't matter if it is or isn't done by cabineteers, he would have been conditioned to do so.
I also note, he wanted 2 months to get his affairs in order, not to just abandon the troops. But his resig got so much press, the jealous infant is heaving him out by the first of the year.