Peace on Earth

Mattis taught his officers to be knowledgeable, honorable, and wise, for there was nothing new under the sun (Eccl 1:9), therefore: know the forms of what has come before so you can recognize it when it reappears before you. Discipline towards learning must precede action for both necessary when responsible for a mission's success and the thoughtful application of military men.

For his own grounding he never went into battle without Aurelius' Meditations in hand, its pages dog eared and well worn, used to refocus on essential and timeless truths. "It allows me to distance myself from the here and now."

Wise surveys and scrutiny selected the best methods, which was the only way that sufficed.

He was a divine warrior overseeing guardians of light.

He sought reasonable peace.

He was an angel of peace.

"Be police, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet."

"You cannot allow any of your people to avoid the brutal facts. If they start living in a dream world, its going to be bad."

"Think like men of action and act like men of thought."

A repeating psychology is recognized in the gremlin who will not accept peace and instead instigates conflict, whether rebelling against well tested truths or tearing down civilization so they can gain power. The gremlin is an aggressor against the natural order. Should they be left alone to do what they clearly intend, which is to undo the opportunity good souls spent so long to craft?

Rebuking falls upon deaf ears. We need only remove the instigators of destruction, whatever their form. We call upon angels to grant us peace, and we work to achieve this mission. We pray for calm and for all men to choose conscious and deliberate acts.

And peace. Peace through strength.