Jim Mattis
Table:
Jim Mattis

In office
November 9, 2007 – August 11, 2010
President

George W. Bush
Barack Obama

Preceded by	Lance L. Smith
Succeeded by	Raymond T. Odierno

Using the given table, decide if the statement is entailed, neutral, or refuted by the data. Give your final answer in JSON format {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

Sentence: Jim Mattis's predecessor, Lance L. Smith, was preferred by George W. Bush.

answer: neutral