Union Pacific railroad fires a conductor for quoting Gen. Mattis in a tattoo

The
Union Pacific railroad fired a conductor for a quote in a tattoo. The words in question were
something in my book Fiasco that
Marine Gen. James Mattis recalled to me that he told Iraqi officials during the
2003 invasion:

I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I am pleading
with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all.

As a
friend of mine said, that's a pretty long quote. Maybe it ran up his left arm,
across his back, and down his right.