Union Pacific railroad fires a conductor for quoting Gen. Mattis in a tattoo
The Union Pacific railroad fired a conductor for a quote in a tattoo. The words in question were something in my book Fiasco that Marine Gen. James Mattis recalled to me that he told Iraqi officials during the 2003 invasion: I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I am pleading with you, with ...
The Union Pacific railroad fired a conductor for a quote in a tattoo. The words in question were something in my book Fiasco that Marine Gen. James Mattis recalled to me that he told Iraqi officials during the 2003 invasion:
The Union Pacific railroad fired a conductor for a quote in a tattoo. The words in question were something in my book Fiasco that Marine Gen. James Mattis recalled to me that he told Iraqi officials during the 2003 invasion:
I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I am pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all.
As a friend of mine said, that’s a pretty long quote. Maybe it ran up his left arm, across his back, and down his right.
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