Guided by 'warrior monk' defence secretary, Donald Trump takes on Afghanistan, Syria. North Korea next?

The United States on Thursday dropped the biggest non-nuclear bomb on Afghanistan. A C-130 aircraft dropped the massive 21,000 pound Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB) that is also called the 'Mother of All Bombs' on tunnels believed to be used by the ISIS's Khorasan module.

The reports emerging in the aftermath say over dozens of the ISIS fighters have been killed in the attack.

Yesterday, the attack took place in Afghanistan. Last week, a Syrian military airbase was targeted by the US with 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles after it was suspected that the airbase was used by the Syrian regime to launch chemical attack on civilians that killed over 100.

The US attacks came under the rule of James Mattis, the US Secretary of Defense who is known as a 'warrior monk'. One of his favourite quotes are, 'Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.'

US AND NORTH KOREA

The US has already said that it can go ahead with the plans to tackle North Korea even if other global powers don't support its action. Responding to the US' threat of a military action, North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un today ordered to evacuate capital Pyongyong immediately.

Further, there are reports suggesting that certain satellite images show that North Korea is preparing for another nuclear test. This could be another flashpoint between the US and North Korea.

US President Donald Trump who said he was very, very proud of the US military action in Afghanistan and congratulated 'great military men and women of the US for doing so well in the Syria attack', had said, while announcing James Mattis as his Secretary of Defense, 'All I can say is he is the real deal. The real deal'.

And going by the recent US action, it seems Trump, indeed, is getting returns on his real deal and Mattis, indeed, has a plan to kill or punish everybody who doesn't fall in line, be it the Syrian regime or the ISIS or North Korea or anyone else labelled to be hostile to the US national interest or to create disorder in the world.

MORE ABOUT GENERAL MATTIS

General Mattis was with Marine Corps for over 40 years and retired in 2013 when he was heading the US Central Command (Centcom).

Known for his controversial decisions and tough wartime approach, he is revered for his career among his supporters and is nicknamed 'mad dog' for his uncompromising attitude and views in the theatres of conflict and with quotes like the one mentioned above and many more that have come to be known as 'Mattism'.

He has had extensive experience of handling command operations in the 1991 Gulf War, in 2001 Afghanistan War and in 2003 Iraq Invasion. And, going by the state of affairs, we are going to see more and more of Mattism.

In a London conference on March 31, Mattis had said about North Korea, 'Right now, it appears to be going in a very reckless manner in what its conduct is portraying for the future and that has got to be stopped.'

And days after Mattis' remarks, Donald Trump tweeted to reiterate that stand. "North Korea is looking for trouble. If China decides to help, that would be great. If not, we will solve the problem without them!"

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