参观学习座谈会上的讲话

参观学习座谈会上的讲话
同志们： 这次省内县市区参观学习活动即将结束。这次参观学习虽然 时间短、行程紧，但效率高、收获大，达到了预期目的。今 天，我们立即召开座谈会，交流学习体会，畅谈收获打算。从 刚才同志们的发言来看，大家一致的体会是开阔了眼界，看到 了差距，受到了震撼，经受了一次思想观念的大洗礼，增强了 搞好农业结构调整、加快现代农业发展的压力感、危机感和紧 迫感。下面，结合大家的发言，我讲两个方面的问题。 一、学习经验，认清差距，切实增强农业结构调整的责任感 和压力感 这次参观活动，我们有针对性地选择了省内的三个县市，既 有经济水平比我们强的，又有经济水平落后于我们的，但归结 到一点，就是各县市都高度重视农业结构调整工作，认识水平 高、发展思路新、改革力度大、工作措施硬，高水平实施了农 业结构调整重点工程，建成了一批规模大、档次高、效益好、 发展潜力大的农产品生产基地和龙头企业，有力地推动了农业 增效、农民增收。概括起来，主要有以下几点经验做法： 一是高度重视农业结构调整，齐抓共管，强力推进。所到各 县市党委政府对搞好农业结构调整、发展现代农业的认识几乎 一致，都认为搞好农村产业结构调整是大幅度提升农业效益和 增加农民收入的重要工作。各市都把农业结构调整作为一项战 略调整，摆上了经济社会发展的重要位置。邹城市把食用菌产 业作为发展现代农业和社会主义新农村建设的重要任务，出台 了优惠政策，制定了工作目标，落实了责任措施，并纳入了年 度考核体系，有力地促进了食用菌产业的又好又快发展。汶上 县在农业结构调整工作中实行包保责任制，从县级领导到农口 部门普通技术员，到各部门包村干部，都有联系的户、联系的 村，实行广泛动员，合力推进。 二是生产规范，产品档次高，市场效益好。实行规模化种 养、标准化生产既是农业发展的大趋势，也是保证农产品质量 安全、提高产品档次水平的有效措施。肥城市通过实行标准化 生产，目前有机蔬菜种植面积已达到 14.3 万亩，是全中国县域 中，有机蔬菜发展面积最大的县市。特别是孙伯镇孙东村生产
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出的有机菜全都通过国际 ocia、欧盟 bcs、日本 jona 等机构的 认证。邹城市以平阳寺镇食用菌示范园作为标准化生产样板园 区，每年投入科技三项经费都在 60 万元以上，用于产品研发和 基地建设，提高使用菌的质量和效益。目前，平阳寺食用菌示 范园总面积达 400 余亩，已形成规模化种植、标准化生产的格 局，菇农年人均收入 5600 元，小小蘑菇成为当地农村经济发展 的“助推器”。 三是生产组织形式好，开放力度大。在市场经济条件下，一 家一户的传统分散生产形式难以抵御市场风险的冲击。肥城市 有机蔬菜的快速发展证明，实行土地集约经营，成立合作社是 一种比较适合当前农业生产的成功模式。早在 XX 年，在保证土 地承包经营权不变的基础上，经村民代表大会决定，孙伯镇孙 东村的 378 户农民以土地使用权资源入股，在全市最早成立了 有机蔬菜合作社。合作社成立后，与龙头企业一起对土地进行 统一管理，一个标准管全部基地。农民以地入股，按股分红。 此外农民到基地打工还能拿到计件工资。 四是产业链条长，龙头企业拉动作用明显。我们所参观的无 论是有机蔬菜基地，还是食用菌生产基地，相关农业龙头企业 的带动辐射作用很大。肥城市有机蔬菜基地在建设初期，也出 现过销路不畅、市场效益低的问题。随着嘉禾食品有限公司等 一批有机蔬菜收贮深加工企业的发展壮大，一方面基地规模得 到了快速膨胀，产业链条得到了延伸，另一方面也实现了企 业、农民和当地政府三方共赢。汶上县依托蒙牛现代牧场有限 公司，以现代生态循环经济为核心，拉长生态农业循环经济产 业链条，形成牧草种植、奶牛养殖、乳制品加工、沼气发电等 比较完善的产业体系，从而带动当地农村经济的快速发展。 通过这次参观学习，我们看到了人家的亮点、闪光点，也发 现了自己的差距和不足，集中大家的意见，主要有以下几点： 一是生产规模小，成规模的种养基地不多；二是品牌意识差， 标准化基地少，认定各级各类质量凭证的意识不强；三是龙头 企业不大不强，真正在全省、全中国有一定知名度的企业并不 多；四是农业产业化龙头企业与基地关系松散，龙头企业和基 地的联系基本属于松散型和半紧密型，真正形成利益共同体的 很少。 二、统筹规划，有机整合，努力实现农业结构调整的新突破 今年我市出台了农业重点项目奖励扶持办法，市委市政府的 农业农村扶持政策将以项目化的方式来体现，即今后凡有项目
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的地方就有资金扶持，没项目的地方就得不到扶持。这样做的 目的主要是鼓励大家多招多引多上项目，通过几年严格规范的 项目化运作，来推动全市现代农业生产进入良性、循环发展的 快车道。各镇要认真领会，吃透精神，把思想和行动高度统一 到市委市政府的各项决策部署上来。目前，要尽早做好秋季及 明年结构调整的总体规划，着手研究确立今明两年的重点项 目，提前预留地块，做到早规划、早布局、早准备、早落实， 争取工作的主动权。 一是抓好规模种养基地项目建设。各镇要依托主打品种和特 色产业，对现有种养基地进行统筹规划、有机整合，协调解决 养殖场占地与有关土地政策相摩擦的问题，积极探索小型农场 和养殖小区建设，扩张新上一批名优特新规模化种养基地。要 在培育无公害农产品、绿色食品和有机食品上下工夫，要多用 遮阳网、防虫网等生产技术措施，尽量减少农药的施用，大力 提高农产品的生产品质，鼓励开展质量管理体系认证、良好农 业规范、良好生产规范、haccp 和“三品”等认证，形成比较优 势突出的专业区、产业带，今年力求在培植专业户、专业村方 面实现新突破。农业基础设施建设项目要优先向种养业基地倾 斜，年内每镇至少要规划一处连片 100 亩以上的设施农业项 目，确保完成 10-20 个标准化养殖场建设任务。
二是抓好农业龙头项目建设。农产品加工企业在整个农业产 业链条中处于上游地段，对于带动农民增收致富、拉动农业经 济增长发挥着十分重要的作用，也是我市今后扶持的重点和方 向。各镇要创新工作思路，强化工作措施，紧紧抓住农业龙头 这个“牛鼻子”，把发展前景好、带动力强的农业龙头企业纳 入重点调度范围，在贷款、贴息、税收、用电等方面要给予重 点扶持，进一步加快引进、新建农业龙头企业步伐。市农工办 要充分发挥自身职能，加强对农业龙头企业的日常管理力度， 积极向上级争取并认真落实各项扶持政策，大力支持各级各类 农产品加工企业在“做起、做实”上下功夫，在“做大、做 强”上求突破。要培育壮大绿源肉鸭、嘉隆肉鸡、华龙食品等 一批大型龙头企业，确立农业企业的“龙头”主导地位；加快 扶持福水食品、青贵食品、资源饲料等一批中小型龙头企业扩 能增效，尽快进入省级以上产业扶持的“笼子”；鼓励引进新 上一批规模以上农产品加工企业。年内每镇至少新上２家农产
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品加工龙头企业。 三是抓好重点项目建设。重点项目是农业结构调整的强有力 支撑，各镇要以实施各类农业重点项目建设为契机，不断提升 农业结构调整水平。颜店镇的马海肉鸭养殖基地、漕河镇的金 凤种禽养殖基地等重点项目建设要加快工作进度，争取尽快建 成达产；新驿镇的百利源奶牛养殖基地要抓住三秋前的有利时 机，加快建设进度，力争年底前竣工达产；资源公司在新驿镇 投资 1000 万元的肉鸭养殖基地要抓紧动工建设。同时，为筹备 好农博会，各镇各部门要根据自己的实际情况，切实做好农业 招商引资项目的跟踪洽谈与签约前的各项服务工作，确保九月 份的集中签约活动取得圆满成功。 四是要加强督导调度，确保工作取得明显进展。今年农村工 作会上确定的重点工程项目，是推进全市新农村建设 的总抓 手，各镇各部门都要按照市里的整体部署，从领导精力、工作 摆布、资金投入上加大对重点工程的建设力度。要强化工作措 施，加大建设力度，加快工程进度，要采取现场办公的形式， 对重点工程逐一研究、逐个调度，倒排时间表，力求尽快取得 突破性进展，确保年底前完成各项目标任务。近期，市里将组 织人员逐镇逐项目进行摸底检查，年底严格按照有关规定进行 表彰奖励。市委农工办要加强信息联络制度建设，加大对各责 任单位和农业龙头企业的调度力度，随时摸清、掌握各类重点 工作的进展程度，认真梳理总结各类工作开展情况，及时提出 今后工作的意见和建议，积极为市委市政府当好参谋和助手。 同志们，搞好农业结构调整工作，事关农业增效、农民增收 的大局。希望大家通过这次参观学习活动，认真学习借鉴先进 地区的好做法、好经验，提升思想境界，转变工作思路，创新 运作模式，全面提升我市农业结构调整、农业产业化经营水 平。 谢谢大家。
本文为 Word 版资料，可以任意修改编辑。如果你看到我上传的资料这个后缀，请删除后使用。 高效学习方法和技巧 学习需要方法，找到适合自己的方法，学习才能事半功倍。接下来，我结合我自己的学习情况，给大家总结的高效学习《五部曲》 一、预习是学习的重要环节上课前充分预习，考试前充分地复习，与“打有准备之仗”有同曲之道。预习效果好，听课才能有针对性；听课有针对性，复习才能顺利进行；复习深 刻，作业、考试才能得心应手。所以说预习是学生学习过程中一个必不可少的环节。 二、掌握好高效的听课方法课上集中精力听课，是掌握知识的捷径。听讲时，思想上必须与老师讲解的思路保持一致，听老师对事物是怎样分析、推理；听老师解决问题是用 什么方法、技巧；听老师对问题有哪些提问和解释。这样才能把握住听课的重点。听讲中，要把自己在预习中的理解，和老师讲解的相比较，看自己和老师有哪些相同点和区别 点。 三、合理安排复习时间很多科学家通过研究发现，有几个时间段有利于巩固记忆：一是学习后最初几分钟内，电生理活动引起蛋白质的合成；二是学习后在 48 小时内复习； 三是一周之后脑突触发生永久性变化。根据人在学习过程中这一生理变化，采用复习加强记忆就显得特别重要了。如果我们能够在学习的内容即将忘记时进行复习，那么复习的效 果最好，效率也最高。著名的心理学家艾宾浩斯通过实验发现了人的记忆与遗忘规律。实验证明：在学习仅过了 20 分钟后，就忘记记忆内容的 42%，1 天后忘却量已经达到了 66%，到了第 31 天，忘却量高达 79%。他根据实验结果，画成了著名的遗忘曲线。并表明遗忘的规律是“先快后慢”。这条规律提示我们，—定要尽早、及时地对所学知识进行 复习，以便在知识还在大脑内时就加深印记，否则大脑中已经没有痕迹了，只能再费精力重学。合理安排复习时间特别重要并且必要，制定复习计划，严格按精英特计划执行，并
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力求形成习惯，是我们每一位学生都应该力求努力做到。 我们为什么要复习呢？因为我们记忆效果没有那么好，不可能过目不忘，所以需要重复、增强记忆。同时，复习的进展 也有利于学习效率的提高。 四、做作业的科学方法这里有七种做作业的技巧： 1、先复习后做作业。复习是做好作业的关键，只有复习得好，作业才能做得好。做作业前先把老师这一节课所讲的内容认真地看一看，弄清楚基本原理和概念后再去做作 业，作业才能做得既快又好。 2、认真审题。 做作业最关键的—步就是审题，连题都判断错了，作业内容就全错了。首先第—步要弄清楚题目的内容，所给的条件，什么要求，需要联系哪些知识等等；其 次是考虑好解题思路、方法、步骤，要善于把—道题分成几部分，化大为小、化难为易、分清其中的已知和未知，弄清各部分的联系，设计好整个解题步骤，—定要让自己做到不 明白题意不做题，不清楚方法步骤不下笔。 3、细心的做题。 做题是表达思路的全过程，这个过程要求既动脑、又动手。做题的关键是要保证“规范”、“准确”。要做到这两点就要求学生认真的抄好题，书写格式必须正 确、规范，严格按照各类题的解题要求，仔细演算解题的每—步，得出正确的结果。只有平时做题认真细致，步骤完整，思路正确，表达严密，准确无误，考试时才能按照这种良 好的习惯进行 五、重视错题积累在学习的过程中，同学们可能遇到过一错再错的现象 究其原因，多数是由于在学习中不求甚解，不注意总结积累所致。那么，该怎么办呢？实践证明，自编一本“易错题集”是避免做题一错再错的最好办法。错题本的复习方法： 1、每周把该周错题本中记录的题目快速浏览一遍；2、每月把该月错题本中记录的题目再快速浏览一遍；3、每个季度把错题本中三个月记录的题目再快速浏览一遍；4、大考前 把该错题本中的所有题目认真复习一遍，确保题不二错
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There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! Dream what you want to dream;go where you want to go;be what you want to be,because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,enough trials to make you strong,enough sorrow to keep you human,enough hope to make you happy? Always put yourself in others’ shoes.If you feel that it hurts you,it probably hurts the other person, too. The happiest of people don ’ t necessarily have the best of everything;they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.Happiness lies for those who cry,those who hurt, those who have searched,and those who have tried,for only they can appreciate the importance of peoplewho have touched their lives.Love begins with a smile,grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can ’ t go on well in lifeuntil you let go of your past failures and heartaches. When you were born,you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so that when you die,you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is cryig.Please send this message to those people who mean something to you,to those who have touched your life in one way or another,to those who make you smile when you really need it,to those that make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down,to those who you want to let them know that you appreciate their friendship.And if you don ’ t, don ’ t worry,nothing bad will happen to you,you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone ’ s day with this message.Since we went to school, we have access to English all the time, because it is one of the necessary subjects. Before we attend college, we keep our attention on the grammar, but now college means the new stage and we should pay attention to practical English. Here are some suggestions.First, it is important to speak out loudly. The purpose of learning English is to communicate with foreigners, so as to get to know more about the world. Grammar is not the only thing we care about. What we should do is to open our mouths and improve our ability to use spoken English. It begins with reading textbooks. When we listen to the tapes and repeat many times, then our d.President Trump, as he often does, had a few things to sayAfter admitting that he had been lonely over the holidays, Trump took advantage of his first public appearance of the new year Wednesday to air lingering grievances, make multiple false claims and reinforce recent decisions that have rattled financial markets and his party’s leaders.As he held forth for more than 90 minutes before a small pool of reporters and photographers, members of his Cabinet, ostensibly called to the White House for a meeting, sat quietly around a long conference table.Trump defended his decision last month to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and sharply cut the deployment to Afghanistan, moves that disturbed Republican allies in Congress and prompted the resignation of Defense Secretary James N. Mattis. In doing so, he contradicted his own recent claim that the U.S. had achieved its objectives of total victory over Islamic State militants in Syria.“Look, we don't want Syria,” he continued. “We're talking about sand and death. That's what we're talking about. We're not talking about vast wealth. We're talking about sand and death,” he said, seemingly contrasting the war-wracked country with Iraq and its vast oil reserves.Iran “can do what they want there, frankly,” he added, a comment likely to unnerve officials in Israel, who have worried that a U.S. withdrawal from its positions in eastern Syria would allow Iran to expand its influence there.“It’s not my fault,” he said. “I didn’t put us there.”Trump offered little further clarity on the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, which he initially said would take place in 30 days, saying now that the pullout will “take place over a period of time.”Later, in a long riff a bout Afghanistan, Trump seemed to endorse Moscow’s 1979 invasion of the country — an act that the U.S. viewed as an attempt to spread communism and waged a long, covert operation to combat during the Carter and Reagan administrations.“The reason Russia was in Afghanistan was because terrorists were going into Russia,” Trump said, making a case to leave the policing of hot spots in the Mideast and Central Asia to countries in the region. “They were right to be there. The problem is it was a tough fight.”The Soviet Union eventually was bankrupted by its Afghan war, Trump added. “Russia used to be the Soviet Union. Afghanistan made it Russia, because they went bankrupt fighting in Afghanistan.”Historians generally agree that the Russian invasion and subsequent occupation of much of Afghanistan was one of several factors that contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union, although the country never went bankrupt.For years, Republicans have credited President Reagan with bringing an end to the Soviet Union by his aggressive increase in U.S. military spending. Trump’s comments stood in stark contrast to the view Mattis espoused in the resignation letter he presented last month after failing to convince the president to hold off on withdrawing from Syria.“We must do everything possible to advance an international order that is most conducive to our security, prosperity and values, and we are strengthened in this effort by the solidarity of our alliances,” Mattis wrote.Mattis’ comments clearly stung Trump, who responded last month with criticism of his former Pentagon chief. On Wednesday, he stepped that up, claiming that he fired Mattis.“What's he done for me? How had he done in Afghanistan? Not too good,” Trump said. “As you know, President Obama fired him, and essentially so did I.”Obama did not fire Mattis, although the general did retire several months early in 2013 from his position as the head of the military’s Central Command after dissenting from Obama admi nistration policy decisions.Tuesday was Mattis’ final day at the Pentagon. Trump, in a fit of pique after the resignation letter became public, had moved up Mattis’ termination dateIn addition to his foreign policy comments, Trump also downplayed December’s stock market losses, which erased all positive gains for the year, as “a little glitch” and asserted — wrongly — that there are “probably 30-35 million” immigrants in the U.S. illegally. The nonpartisan Pew Research Center estimates that as of 2016, there were 10.7 million unauthorized immigrants living in the country, a number that has declined in recent years.Trump repeated his call for Democrats to agree to $5.6 billion in funding for a border wall, and expressed surprise not to have received overtures from them over the holidays to negotiate an end to the government shutdown.“I was in the White House all by myself for six or seven days,” he said. “It was very lonely. My family was down in Florida. I said, ‘Stay there and enjoy yourself.’ I felt I should be here just in case people wanted to come and negotiate the border security.”Trump, who met later in the day with congressional leaders away from TV cameras, has already dismissed a funding proposal from House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi that includes $1.3 billion in border security funding.While leaving the door open to a compromise, Trump continued to argue for the importance of a wall, pointing to other examples of barriers. He incorrectly asserted that Obama’s Washington residence is surrounded by a 10-foot wall and cited the Vatican, which he said “has the biggest wall of them all.”“When they say the wall is immoral, then y ou better do something about the Vatican,” he said. “Walls work.”As Trump spoke, a “Game of Thrones”-style movie poster teasing Iran sanctions — “SANCTIONS ARE COMING,” it read — lay unfurled across the table directly in front of him. But he made no remarks on the subject.He did, however, comment on Sen.-elect Mitt Romney of Utah, who wrote in the Washington Post on Tuesday that he was troubled by Trump’s “deep descent in December” and that his deficit in “presidential leadership in qualities of character … has been most glaring.”“I wish Mitt could be more of a team player,” Trump said. “And if he’s not, that’s OK too.”Seeming to warn Romney about the fate that lies ahead for Republican lawmakers who vocally criticize him and his preside ncy, Trump boasted that he “got rid of” former Sens. Jeff Flake of Arizona and Bob Corker of Tennessee, both of whom opted not to seek new terms last ye ar.Accusing both men of seeking publicity in taking stands against him, Trump suggested that Flakewould be seeking a job as a paid cable news contributor — or perhaps in another profession that Trump himself once plied.“Jeff Flake is now selling real estate or whatever he’s doing,” he said dismissively.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! Dream what you want to dream;go where you want to go;be what you want to be,because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,enough trials to make you strong,enough sorrow to keep you human,enough hope to make you happy? Always put yourself in others ’ shoes.If you feel that it hurts you,it probably hurts the other person, too. The happiest of people don ’ t necessarily have the best of everything;they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.Happiness lies for those who cry,those who hurt, those who have searched,and those who have tried,for only they can appreciate the importance of peoplewho have touched their lives.Love begins with a smile,grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can ’ t go on well in lifeuntil you let go of your past failures and heartaches. When you were born,you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so that when you die,you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is cryig.Please send this message to those people who mean something to you,to those who have touched your life in one way or another,to those who make you smile when you really need it,to those that make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down,to those who you want to let them know that you appreciate their friendship.And if you don ’ t, don ’ t worry,nothing bad will happen to you,you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone ’ s day with this message.Since we went to school, we have access to English all the time, because it is one of the necessary subjects. Before we attend college, we keep our attention on the grammar, but now college means the new stage and we should pay attention to practical English. Here are some suggestions.First, it is important to speak out loudly. The purpose of learning English is to communicate with foreigners, so as to get to know more about the world. Grammar is not the only thing we care about. What we should do is to open our mouths and improve our ability to use spoken English. It begins with reading textbooks. When we listen to the tapes and repeat many times, then our d.President Trump, as he often does, had a few things to sayAfter admitting that he had been lonely over the holidays, Trump took advantage of his first public appearance of the new year Wednesday to air lingering grievances, make multiple false claims and reinforce recent decisions that have rattled financial markets and his party’s leaders.As he held forth for more than 90 minutes before a small pool of reporters and photographers, members of his Cabinet, ostensibly called to the White House for a meeting, sat quietly around a long conference table.Trump defended his decision last month to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and sharply cut the deployment to Afghanistan, moves that disturbed Republican allies in Congress and prompted the resignation of Defense Secretary James N. Mattis. In doing so, he contradicted his own recent claim that the U.S. had achieved its objectives of total victory over Islamic State militants in Syria.“Look, we don't want Syria,” he continued. “We're talking about sand and death. That's what we're talking about. We're not talking about vast wealth. We're talking about sand and death,” he said, seemingly contrasting the war-wracked country with Iraq and its vast oil reserves.Iran “can do what they want there, frankly,” he added, a comment likely to unnerve officials in Israel, who have worried that a U.S. withdrawal from its positions in eastern Syria would allow Iran to expand its influence there.“It’s not my fault,” he said. “I didn’t put us there.”Trump offered little further clarity on the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, which he initially said would take place in 30 days, saying now that the pullout will “take place over a period of time.”Later, in a long riff a bout Afghanistan, Trump seemed to endorse Moscow’s 1979 invasion of the country — an act that the U.S. viewed as an attempt to spread communism and waged a long, covert operation to combat during the Carter and Reagan administrations.“The reason Russia was in Afghanistan was because terrorists were going into Russia,” Trump said, making a case to leave the policing of hot spots in the Mideast and Central Asia to countries in the region. “They were right to be there. The problem is it was a tough fight.”The Soviet Union eventually was bankrupted by its Afghan war, Trump added. “Russia used to be the Soviet Union. Afghanistan made it Russia, because they went bankrupt fighting in Afghanistan.”Historians generally agree that the Russian invasion and subsequent occupation of much of Afghanistan was one of several factors that contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union, although the country never went bankrupt.For years, Republicans have credited President Reagan with bringing an end to the Soviet Union by his aggressive increase in U.S. military spending. Trump’s comments stood in stark contrast to the view Mattis espoused in the resignation letter he presented last month after failing to convince the president to hold off on withdrawing from Syria.“We must do everything possible to advance an international order that is most conducive to our security, prosperity and values, and we are strengthened in this effort by the solidarity of our alliances,” Mattis wrote.Mattis’ comments clearly stung Trump, who responded last month with criticism of his former Pentagon chief. On Wednesday, he stepped that up, claiming that he fired Mattis.“What's he done for me? How had he done in Afghanistan? Not too good,” Trump said. “As you know, President Obama fired him, and essentially so did I.”Obama did not fire Mattis, although the general did retire several months early in 2013 from his position as the head of the military’s Central Command after dissenting from Obama administration policy decisions.Tuesday was Mattis’ final day at the Pentagon. Trump, in a fit of pique after the resignation letter became public, had moved up Mattis’ termination dateIn addition to his foreign policy comments, Trump also downplayed December’s stock market losses, which erased all positive gains for the year, as “a little glitch” and asserted — wrongly — that there are “probably 30-35 million” immigrants in the U.S. illegally. The nonpartisan Pew Research Center estimates that as of 2016, there were 10.7 million unauthorized immigrants living in the country, a number that has declined in recent years.Trump repeated his call for Democrats to agree to $5.6 billion in funding for a border wall, and expressed surprise not to have received overtures from them over the holidays to negotiate an end to the government shutdown.“I was in the White House all by myself for six or seven days,” he said. “It was very lonely. My family was down in Florida. I said, ‘Stay there and enjoy yourself.’ I felt I should be here just in case people wanted to come and negotiate the border security.”Trump, who met later in the day with congressional leaders away from TV cameras, has already dismissed a funding proposal from House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi that includes $1.3 billion in border security funding.While leaving the door open to a compromise, Trump continued to argue for the importance of a wall, pointing to other examples of barriers. He incorrectly asserted that Obama’s Washington residence is surrounded by a 10-foot wall and cited the Vatican, which he said “has the biggest wall of them all.”“When they say the wall is immoral, then yo u better do something about the Vatican,” he said. “Walls work.”As Trump spoke, a “Game of Thrones”-st
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