This is extraordinary. No excuses offered. Only a firm declaration, the military is not a plaything

[mahatmakanejeeves]

This is extraordinary. No excuses offered. Only a firm declaration that the military is not Trump's plaything. Before this is over, Trump is going to force the military to choose between him and America. Milley is telling the generals to choose America.

Link to tweet

[leftieNanner]

1. I look forward to January 20, 2021

When uniformed officers remove Ass Face from OUR HOUSE!

No question that they will do it.

As soon as Joe Biden is sworn in, Trump will no longer be the President of the United States.

[Javaman]

11. and I'm nervous as shit for the day after election day.

[uponit7771]

2. No, Milley knew what was happening or SHOULD HAVE KNOWN what was happening with Trump and his photo

... op.

That was straight out of some Russia shit, then ... he took how many days to post he's not going to kiss Trumps ass?

K, I'll wait

[stopdiggin]

4. I agree. He knew (or should have)

(you know the kind of man you're serving)

On the other hand .. admitting to a mistake and attempting a correction .. is preferable to staying silent, staying the course .. and doubling down on the fascism?

[saidsimplesimon]

9. "better late than never"

I am losing my patience with "late comers" to reality.

[Baked Potato]

3. Of course the Generals and the Military will choose America.

The Military is America. The Military is holding the country together. The Military structure is such that authority is spread out purposely to maintain honesty and integrity. All Military authority is derived straight from the Constitution.

[stopdiggin]

5. that sounds a bit .. slavish or devotional?

Hope your faith in them is justified. My own personal take .. lots and lots of Tea Party, Trump supporter, God, Guns and Glory nuts (and worse) in the military. I'm not overly sold on these people's judgement (from what I've seen) .. or their brand of "patriotism."

[Baked Potato]

13. Behind the curtain is millions of devoted Americans from all walks of life,

each one of them doing their part to keep us all safe.

This is how I remember the troops:

https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/09/politics/gallery/obama-us-military-base-photos/index.html

[stopdiggin]

14. I'll defer (with a dollop of wild optimism) to your reading

I'm sure there are many more good and decent ...
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[relayerbob]

6. The military was put on notice last week

And no one is exempt.

They took an oath. There will be no quarter for breaking it

[NoMoreRepugs]

7. The JC Chairman CANNOT have lapses in judgement for fucks sake. He is THEE top dog - PERIOD.

If this is a display of his critical thinking skills we are screwed/blued and tattooed - a BOZO is at the top.

[ARPad95]

8. It's the militarized police that our real military is going to have to

stand up to as they are all in with their fake General Bone Spurs Drumpf.

[mnmoderatedem]

10. Delicious to see how the whole thing is backfiring on trump

[fierywoman]

12. Having reached the level of General, he should have been able to make a decision in

a split second to remove himself from that scene. But the fact that he (1) apologized, and (2) spit out the words of his apology the way he did gives me hope.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

15. He got hoodwinked. He and Esper were headed somewhere else in a car when

they got a call from the White House saying their presence was required. Without asking why, they changed course. He didn't know what Trump had in mind.

He's plenty annoyed.

POLITICS
Pentagon official says Defense Secretary Esper and Chairman Milley were not aware of Trump church photo-op plan
PUBLISHED TUE, JUN 2 2020 | 2:39 PM EDT UPDATED TUE, JUN 2 2020 | 3:49 PM EDT
Amanda Macias
@AMANDA_M_MACIAS

WASHINGTON — A senior Defense official told reporters Tuesday that Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and the nation’s highest-ranking military officer did not intend to participate in President Donald Trump’s photo-op in front of St. John’s Church, which had been set on fire by protesters the night before.

“The Secretary and the chairman were both actually heading to the Washington Field Office of the FBI to be co-located with the director of the FBI and the Attorney General to observe and provide leadership for response efforts last evening,” explained a senior Defense official on a call with Pentagon reporters.

“They were not aware that the Park Police and law enforcement had made a decision to clear the square. And once they began that walk off the White House grounds with the president, their understanding was that they were going out of the White House to go into Lafayette Park to review the efforts to address the protests,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

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