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Surprise Will Continue To Dominate National Security, General Says

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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt Examining the trends and signposts toward the future national security situation can be worked out and perhaps predicted, but surprise will be part of the future, according to Marine Gen. James Mattis, commander U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. "An enduring aspect is that surprise will continue to dominate the national security situation," Mattis said on a Jan. 26 panel on the book release of "Wired For War" by Peter Singer of…

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