VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-21
“digging into tunnels to count bodies.”
James Mattis · said 2017-04-13 · reported 2026-10-21
Then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis said he was not going to waste time counting casualties after the MOAB strike in Afghanistan.
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