There are troubling revelations and events today, which call into question the role of the military within the American Empire.
Book Reveals Gen Milley Secretly Sabotaged Trump, Called China, Sparking Talk Of Treason
Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley - who just facilitated the transfer of billions of dollars of US military hardware to America's enemies during the botched Afghanistan pullout - engaged in a 'top-secret' mission to undermine President Trump's ability to order military strikes or launch nuclear weapons following the Jan.6 Capitol riot, according to a new book by Bob Woodword and the Washington Post's Robert Costa.
I urge you to read the whole post.
While the rhetoric at first blush might appear to be overheated, it is fact that the president is CinC until he leaves office. Where does this come from?
In related news …
On the one hand, it’s a pleasure to see a falling out among corruptocrats:
Biden’s Sec Def Won’t Appear Before Senate Committee, Dem Threatens With Subpoena
On Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin refused to appear and testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, prompting the committee’s chair, New Jersey Democrat Senator Robert Menendez, to blast him for his non-appearance and threaten to subpoena Austin if he refused to testify in the near future.
On the other hand, who does this Austin guy think he is? It’s one thing for the Executive Branch to refuse to comply with Congressional demands that contravene recognized separation of powers considerations under the Constitution--such as surrendering privileged documents-- but it seems to me that this situation is different. The Legislative Branch does have legitimate responsibility here, and Austin and the Defense Establishment have an equal responsibility to account to the elected representatives of the nation for the Afghan fiasco--especially given the manifold ramifications this fiasco is having on our entire national defense posture and strategic relations with allied nations. In such circumstances a refusal to testify seems unacceptable, regardless of whether it may be legally defensible. National security matters go beyond legal formalities. Great responsibility entails a commensurate duty of accountability.
No accountability for the military? Who rules America? Is this yet another sign of a crisis in the republic?
Even Vindman thinks he done wrong!!!!
From Mollie Hemingway:
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Holy crap. When even **this guy** says you've gone too far in breaking chain of command and engaging in treasonous behavior, you know you've gone way, way, way too far.
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If this is true GEN Milley must resign. He usurped civilian authority, broke Chain of Command, and violated the sacrosanct principle of civilian control over the military. It’s an extremely dangerous precedent. You can’t simply walk away from that. #dotherightthingintherightway twitter.com/washingtonpost…
12:02 PM · Sep 14, 2021·Twitter Web App
I call it treason. Apparently the transcript of his telcon with Pelosi is a doozy. Cancels out the criticisms that the book seems to be based upon information from anonymous sources. I looked up Milley’s bio when I first saw him because he didn’t sound right and he didn’t look right and all those ribbons and hashmarks on his sleeve - the trappings - didn’t jibe with what we’d seen on generals of far greater stature…like Eisenhower, for example. And he is quite short. His height cannot be found anywhere but photos of him standing with other men tell that tale. Shortness alone is not a sign but with other attributes, it definitely says things to me. Men do not like to be short.
Additionally, his bio revealed that his father wanted him to go to West Point, but he didn’t want to do so. He instead went to Princeton, was a party person, long hair, the whole bit. Not sure of the timing, but he could have been driven into the ROTC by the possibility of being drafted. He went from the Princeton ROTC to where he is now.
Alexander Vindman is highly critical of what he did. That says a lot!