Letter Published in The National UAE on 24Dec 18 Letter.Mattis’s departure will show where Trump’s interests lie
I write with reference to your article James Mattis departure leaves Donald Trump short of experience(December 21). The US defence secretary’s departure is the latest shocking development from Trump administration.
On its own, the departure of Mr Mattis, based on a disagreement about the president’s foreign-policy priorities, would represent a serious blow.
In Donald Trump’s two-year tenure, however, there have been many high-profile resignations, many related to matters of policy.
The experience that Mr Mattis brought to his post was evident and it will be a great loss to an administration that lacks expert opinion.
The president has insisted on a policy of “America first”. But is he really putting this into practice? We will have to wait and see.
K Ragavan, Bengaluru
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