U.S. Marine Corps General James N. Mattis, who currently serves as the commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, has been selected to lead U.S. Central Command.  This is an outstanding pick by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.  Mattis is an exemplary general officer and a true strategic thinker.  Not surprisingly, the mainstream media is beating up on Mattis for some comments he’s made in the past about warfare.  His remarks were candid and, unfortunately, have been taken out of context.  One misleading headline reads:  “James Mattis: ‘It’s fun to shoot some people.’”  Here’s the context for the quote:    

You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years, because they didn’t wear a veil.  You know guys like that ain’t…