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Military Prestige During a Political Crisis: Use It and You’ll Lose It
By Peter Feaver & Jim Golby
Mike Mullen: I Cannot Remain Silent
By Mike Mullen
Revolt of the generals: Trump faces heat from US military leaders
By William Roberts
Why military men pushing back on Trump is an 'extraordinary' event in American democracy
By Alexander Panetta
Analysis | The secretary of defense spoke out against Trump's approach to the protests. Yes, this is a big deal.
By Elizabeth N. Saunders
James Mattis condemns Trump as a threat to the Constitution
By Orion Rummler
'He tries to divide us': Former Defense Secretary Mattis compares Trump's protest response to Nazi tactics
By Dareh Gregorian
Mattis: Former defense secretary slams Trump as threat to US democracy
By Deirdre Shesgreen
Retired Marine Gen. John Allen: Trump's threats of military force may be 'the beginning of the end of the American experiment'
By Paul LeBlanc
Flash bangs and fury: Behind the fortress walls in a defining week for Trump and the country
By Kevin Liptak & Kaitlan Collins
The prominent former military leaders who have criticized Trump's actions over protests
By Veronica Stracqualursi
White House wanted 10k active duty troops to quell protesters
By Barbara Starr, Lauren Fox & Sunlen Serfaty
Mattis tears into Trump: 'We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership'
By Paul LeBlanc & Barbara Starr
Trump vows to campaign against Murkowski after she backs Mattis
By Andrew Desiderio
'The president has clearly forgotten how it actually happened': John Kelly defends Mattis
By Max Cohen
Former Defense Secretary Mattis breaks silence and tears into Trump: 'He tries to divide us'
By Amanda Macias
Trump demanded 10,000 active-duty troops deploy to streets in heated Oval Office meeting
By David Martin
Former Defense Secretary Mattis Issues Stunning Rebuke Of Trump
By Mark Katkov & Scott Neuman
Murkowski Endorses Mattis's Criticism of Trump, Calling it 'Necessary and Overdue' (Published 2020)
By Emily Cochrane
Milley, America's Top General, Walks Into a Political Battle (Published 2020)
By Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff & Eric P. Schmitt
Trump Agrees to Send Home Troops From Washington, Easing Tensions With the Pentagon (Published 2020)
By Peter Baker, Thomas Gibbons-Neff & Eric P. Schmitt
Trump and the Military: A Mutual Embrace Might Dissolve on America's Streets (Published 2020)
By Helene Cooper & David E. Sanger
Mattis Accuses Trump of Dividing the Nation in a Time of Crisis (Published 2020)
By Helene Cooper & Eric P. Schmitt
How Mattis reached his breaking point — and decided to speak out against Trump
By Carol D. Leonnig & Dan Lamothe
Jim Mattis blasts Trump in message that defends protesters, says president 'tries to divide us'
By Dan Lamothe