James "Mad Dog" Mattis could turn out to be a major stealth player in health policy.
Donald Trump, the president-elect, announced Tuesday that Mattis, a retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general who has served in combat in the Persian Gulf War, in Afghanistan and in the Iraq War, will be his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Defense.
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