Maybe they should report on the recent study that shows our Navy would be blown out of the water by China.
But no, let's discuss some fantasy Milley had - something that only Dims even discussed. You people do not live in the real world.
Chairman of Joint Chiefs thought Trump might attempt a legit coup
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But no, let's discuss some fantasy Milley had - something that only Dims even discussed. You people do not live in the real world.
How in the world does what's reported in this story detract from Milley's duties?
Oh, is Lincoln being criticized by you leftists now?
The other day you were claiming he was really a modern-day Democrat.
LOL You guys change your stories more than you change your underwear.
I'm not sure what you're getting at here. It's weird that you have such a binary view of what you think is good or bad.
And I don't care if Milley, Biden, you, me or the Pope read "How to Be An Anti-Racist" and agree with the overall sentiment. Why are you so offended by that?
CYA is tatoo'd on every military officer's ass these days.
Bring back the draft and get rid of these self-promoters.
I think Tucker is a huckster, too, but I watched last night and the information he presented was pretty convincing.
Not that it will ever see the light of day by the rest of the media.
My point is Milley is free to explore all the flawed ideologies he likes on his own time. I don’t disagree there might be something to gain.
It shouldn’t be prescribed material for officers or anyone in the military.
None of what you have posted here disproves or dissuades from the fact that Milley felt like he had to take preventative measures to stop a Trump-led coup.
I get that all you have to go on is to try to slander anyone who speaks out against Trump. Everyone does. It's the only play Trump cultists have left.
If Milley spent one second screwing around with a Trump coup he detracted from his duties. That wasn’t his job. If there ever was such a threat, we don’t need a egotistical incompetent political fat assed general coming to the rescue. We’d be fine with the checks and balances we have.
I'm sorry, but calling Milley's - or any sane person's - legitimate concerns that Trump might've done everything in his power to stay in office is ludicris. The only reasonable conclusion I can come to is that you stopped paying attention to literally anything Trump said since before the pandemic started.
To say context matters here is the understatement to end all understatements.
Wow, what rigorous academic subject matters.
Only thing he missed was basket weaving, and I bet that was an elective
I mean, political science - gosh, that's where all the really talented people go, right? International relations? Wow, a regular Einstein!!! National security....... blah blah blah.
It's almost as lightweight as your academic record.
TDS on steroids. I don’t care if you think the Trump monster is hiding in your closet. But I do care if the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs sees your monster, especially since we have learned that the Navy is not ready for a fight.
So say the disciples of the egotistical, incompetent political fat assed former Commander in Chief.
According to the Trump doctrine, disloyalty calls for execution.
It sure as hell was part of his job. The oath of enlistment clearly states that he'd protect the Constitution the US against all enemies; foreign and domestic. If Milley thought there was reason to believe the president might be planning a coup, I'd say that puts the president squarely in the enemy of the US category.
There was an incompetent fat assed president who, between spouting bullshit COVID lies that cost thousands of American lives, was spouting dangerous rhetoric about how the only way he'd lose the upcoming election is if it was rigged.
Did Trump supporters suffer some mass brain trauma where they can't remember past the last month or so?
That's ridiculous. Most people have the ability to juggle as many as two ideas at once. I bet Milley is one of them.
LMAO! 'Fellow' is an honorary degree. Kind of like IU confering a doctorate of basketball to Bob Knight (I know it didn't happen - but it should have).
Except Knight actually won something.
If you truly have 2 Ivy League degrees, which I don't believe for one second, you'd know the hardest part of those esteemed institutions is just getting in. After that, it's no more difficult than an IU.
There are plenty of hacks who have degrees.
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What a weird moving of the goal posts. Milley clearly thought there was cause for legitimate concern without ever consulting me. And yeah, I'm not surprised based on what I've seen and heard of Trump publicly. I can't imagine what someone like Milley or his colleagues heard behind closed doors.
Potty humor. Why am I not surprised you two are tittillated by it?Turd Reich...that's a good one
So what? Maybe he was catching up on his Maoist reading too. That doesn’t mean that was time well spent.
It seems to me that Milley was focused in making sure that the US Military did not spend one second screwing around with supporting a Trump coup. He and many others were willing to resign to make sure that it could not happen.
I have no idea if General Milley is "fat assed" or not, but would guess that relative to you he is not. He is certainly less of a windbag.
He didn't do anything, as far as I can tell. So, again, what's to be mad at? I can't figure out why you guys suddenly hate him.
You said "Milley thought about the future of our republic and made a decision to defend it."
So what? He's a General. Isn't that his job to defend it?
If he didn't do anything, then all his BS about fearing a coup is just that - bullshit.
If you think there's a coup, you position troops, lock down leaves, put them on alert, etc. Did he do that? No. In fact, he positioned no troops around DC on Jan. 6.
If he really did fear a coup, he was too chicken-shit to do anything about it.
Maybe I'm wrong, but the idea that the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs decided he would defy the President of the United States to serve what he saw as the best interests of the country seems pretty brave to me.
Of course Trump wanted a coup. So did those around him and millions of his supporters, including many of those posting here. The only thing that saved us was his stumbling, bumbling incompetence, so all they could muster was the January 6 trashing of the Capitol. Unfortunately, his advisors will have four years to plan the coup attempt coming when he loses in 2024, and that one just might succeed.
Oh, he 'decided' he would. Didn't do anything, but how brave of him to 'decide' it.
What Milley did was communicate with others in the administration and make sure that everyone was on the same page regarding "Der Fuhrer" and that they all would do eveything in their power, even up to resigning in protest, to stop the tinpot dictator wannabe from bringing in any military support for a coup.
Did he resign? No. Is that why you are mad at him? I am guessing that isn' t it. He's disloyal. Execute him!
Did he resign? No. Is that why you are mad at him? I am guessing that isn' t it. He's disloyal. Execute him!
Why is that the problem? It's not wildly out of the question that those close to Trump would think he would do anything he could to stay in power. And he wasn't necessarily interested in calming those suspicions and fears.
Honestly, every post you've made in this thread calls this gif to mind:
Honestly, every post you've made in this thread calls this gif to mind:
No, he actually does pay attention. That permits him to avoid rebutting with facts or insights. If he didn't pay attention, he might accidentally respond with something relevant.
This way he can respond with his usual insults and what-abouts and be sure he's avoiding the issue. Never leaves it to chance.
Seems pretty arrogant and dangerous to me. Even if Mlley’s coup concerns were objectively justified, We have checks and balances in place to address the matter. Last I checked, the constitution doesn’t provide that the role of the military is to enforce the constitution on its own volition.
