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7/28/2021

 
From C. Caldwell, What if There Wasn’t a Coup Plot, General Milley?, The New York Times:

"General Milley had no direct evidence of a coup plot. But in the days after Mr. Trump’s electoral defeat, as the president filled top military and intelligence posts with people the general considered loyal mediocrities, General Milley got nervous. “They may try,” but they would not succeed with any kind of plot, he told his aides, according to the book. “You can’t do this without the military,” he went on. “You can’t do this without the C.I.A. and the F.B.I. We’re the guys with the guns.”
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While some might greet such comments with relief, General Milley’s musings should give us pause. Americans have not usually looked to the military for help in regulating their civilian politics. And there is something grandiose about General Milley’s conception of his place in government. He told aides that a “retired military buddy” had called him on election night to say, “You represent the stability of this republic.” If there was not a coup underway, then General Milley’s comments may be cause more for worry than for relief."
Donald G Rehkopf, Jr.
7/28/2021 12:37:00 pm

"Americans have not usually looked to the military for help in regulating their civilian politics."

Well, the Whiskey Rebellion comes to mind; Shay's Rebellion, as well; the Civil War; the 1932 Bonus March in DC; and lest we forget, Ike's sending 1,000 paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas.

Just sayin'

Lone Bear
7/29/2021 12:09:59 am

I think Gen Milley was saying he wouldn’t use force if given an unlawful order by Trump. Don’t see a huge issue.


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