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2023-09-30 Home Front: Politix

Gen. Mark Milley Steps Down with ‘Dictator' Swipe at Trump

[Breitbart] General Mark Milley stepped down Friday as the top US military officer with a parting swipe at his former boss Donald Trump, saying no soldier ever swore an oath to serve a "wannabe dictator."

The stunning rebuke from Milley on his last day as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff illustrated the way the US military has been dragged into the increasingly volatile political arena since the Trump era.

At an elaborate military ceremony for his departure — attended by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and President Joe Biden — Milley did not name Trump, but there was no doubt about the target of his barb.

"We don’t take an oath to a king, or queen, or a tyrant or a dictator," Milley said of American soldiers. "And we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator."

Milley will be replaced as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Air Force General Charles "CQ" Brown — just the second African American to hold the top military job.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-30 00:09|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 Trump, the very definition of king log, a dictator?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-09-30 02:27|| 2023-09-30 02:27|| Front Page Top

Posted by Frank G 2023-09-30 05:40|| 2023-09-30 05:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Bye you POS

Posted by Chris 2023-09-30 09:08|| 2023-09-30 09:08|| Front Page Top

#4 I am much older, but there is still the possibility of gratuitous gravesite urination.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-30 09:19|| 2023-09-30 09:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Due to a prior period of loose zipper disease, Congress got around to include the ability to recall back to active duty servicemembers who did a 'no-no' during their time in uniform.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-09-30 11:11|| 2023-09-30 11:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Should have been tried for treason when he admitted he had backdoor conversations with the Chinese prepared to go around Trump in the event of war.

Posted by ruprecht 2023-09-30 11:33|| 2023-09-30 11:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Uhem.
In case you missed it yesterday:

The United States will continue to support "civilian-led" armies in Africa, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in Luanda on Wednesday, blaming militaries on the continent for "subverting the will of the people" through coups d'état.

"When generals subvert the will of the people and put their own ambitions above the rule of law, the security situation deteriorates, and democracy dies," said Mr. Austin in a speech on U.S. security partnerships in Africa, delivered in the Angolan capital.

Thank you, General Mills, for destroying whatever credibility the USA had left in such moral high ground statements. You are now free to impress people with your intimate knowledge of Alexander's conquests while slurping oyster rockefeller.

And what the hell is CQ, and why am I thinking it is GQ with the dangle removed?

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-09-30 11:36|| 2023-09-30 11:36|| Front Page Top

#8 'CQ' used to mean 'Charge of Quarters.

"Au shi*! I can't go down to The Happy Tiger' tonight. I'm on the duty roster for CQ."

Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-30 12:15|| 2023-09-30 12:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Seems an odd nickname; like something one would give to Capt. Sobel?

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-09-30 13:02|| 2023-09-30 13:02|| Front Page Top

#10 So, when the government and corporations are so on the same page that you can't tell the difference between them, what's that called?

Oh right, fascism.

Posted by Jairong Scourge of the Gepids2435 2023-09-30 14:38|| 2023-09-30 14:38|| Front Page Top

#11 no problem #8, long time, short time, all same same.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-09-30 16:54|| 2023-09-30 16:54|| Front Page Top

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