Thursday, December 20, 2018

In resignation letter, Mattis excoriates Trump foreign policy

US Defence Secretary James Mattis has resigned, saying the President needs a leader at the Pentagon whose views are "better aligned" with his own.


The move comes just 24 hours after he President Trump over-ruled General Mattis and ordered a complete withdrawal of US forces from Syria.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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