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Top general slams Confederacy as 'an act of treason' and says the country needs to take 'hard look' at bases honoring its leaders
2020-07-10
[Bus Insider] The top US military officer called the Confederacy "an act of rebellion," one that violated the Constitution and went "against the Stars and Stripes," as he addressed the topic of bases and statues named after Confederate leaders.

US Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed Thursday the possibility of renaming the 10 US Army bases named after Confederate leaders, such as Fort Pickett and Fort Hood. He appeared to express support for renaming the bases but said any plan for change would require the utmost care to prevent political consequences.

"We've also got to take a hard look at the symbology, the symbols, things like the Confederate flags and statues and bases," Milley said during a House Armed Service Committee hearing, adding that he ordered a commission for the military to explore the possibility.

Milley estimated minorities make up 43% of the US military and that at least 20% of soldiers in the Army are African American.

"For those young soldiers that go on to a base, Fort Hood or Fort Bragg or wherever, named after a Confederate general, they can be reminded that that general fought for an institution of slavery that may have enslaved one of their ancestors," Milley said.

He said that when he was a young officer at Fort Bragg, he had a staff sergeant tell him "he went to work every day at a base that represented a guy who enslaved his grandparents."

Milley called the Confederacy "an act of rebellion," adding it "was an act of treason at the time against the Union, against the Stars and Stripes, against the US Constitution."
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Posted by:Besoeker

#24  A place of inveterate hates
Weighs differently citizens' fates --
"From many, choose one
To accuse, just for fun!" --
And it ain't the Confederate States
Posted by: Phains Threrens1899   2020-07-10 22:30  

#23  #21. Yep
Posted by: Dacama    2020-07-10 21:36  

#22   but "We'll look into it" could be a dodge

Thank you for that voice of reason, Frank G.
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-07-10 21:35  

#21  If General Milley"s leadership skills are anything
like his grasp of American history,he should resign.
Posted by: EdC   2020-07-10 20:55  

#20  I do not trust this SOB. Just another politician in uniform. Disloyal bastard, should be busted to 2LT.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2020-07-10 15:22  

#19  Because, TW
Milley said during a House Armed Service Committee hearing

So the Dems were pushing it, and he had to respond. Not that he's not a Wokester, but "We'll look into it" could be a dodge
Posted by: Frank G   2020-07-10 14:54  

#18  I thought President Trump already announced they would not be renaming bases. So why is the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wasting staff time with an exploratory commission when they have real work to do?
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-07-10 14:17  

#17  When the Radical Republicans wanted Jefferson Davis and all the Confederate officers tried for treason. They were not traitors because they did not advocate for the overthrow of the United States Government nor did they conspire with a foreign entity to do so. Imprisoned for two years at Fort Monroe, Virginia, Davis was indicted for treason, but was never tried–the federal government feared that Davis would be able prove to a jury that the Southern secession of 1860 to 1861 was legal. Varina worked determinedly to secure his freedom, and in May 1867 Jefferson Davis was released on bail.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2020-07-10 12:36  

#16  Contributing to deteriorating morale and feeding the narrative of parasitic race hustlers hardly is befitting the nations top military leader. By impugning the heritage of anyone of southern lineage and suggesting we still cannot face the past mistakes of a shared heritage but must instead shame any trace of connection to that past, he helps destroy the idea of reconciliation cited above.
I cannot escape the impression that he has post retirement influences and preening sense of self importance contributing to this stupidity
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2020-07-10 11:05  

#15  He needs to be removed, because he's too stupid to understand the concepts of reconciliation, of "with malice towards none, and charity towards all".

Posted by: Rob Crawford   2020-07-10 09:48  

#14  I'm sure "Senator" Feinstein will give him a superb recommendation.
Posted by: Clem   2020-07-10 09:00  

#13  #11 I keep wondering. What are general's retirement plans. Could he be aiming at a position with one of the firms with extensive business interests in China. Neh. The FBI/CIA would never stand for it!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-07-10 08:16  

#12  Someone spun up a network of brownshirts on American soil and he thinks the problem is the COnfederacy. That's a special form of treason shit all its own.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2020-07-10 08:06  

#11  #10 Trump told them to switch from shooting goatherds from UAVs to preparing to fight PLA. Obviously, they don't like it.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-07-10 08:01  

#10  Are the forces in such a heady state of readiness that he has all this spare time? If Woody Allen's observation that showing up is 90% of success, I think the corollary is you get a lot of mileage out of doing the actual job at hand. Try going back to being a soldier for a while Mark.
Posted by: Cesare   2020-07-10 07:57  

#9  AR 350-1 should have an update any day now.
Posted by: Clem   2020-07-10 07:36  

#8  If the fear of bad PR is now so great, what are they not afraid of?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-07-10 07:21  

#7  Interesting that his view of the confederacy is that of treason yet he seems to be supporting a similar violent uprising against the current USA UNION led by Trump.

What is his view of the previous administrations actions prior to leaving office? What is his view on the riot destroyed businesses and statues the last 2 months?
Posted by: Airandee   2020-07-10 07:19  

#6  Anything above Colonel is a politican

Didn't seem to have that attitude when you needed millions of young white southerners to fill the ranks 1917-1973. Your upper class well-to-do whites sat out most of that with the very rare exception of 1941-45. Race is your new class warfare.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-07-10 07:14  

#5  Military just joining the virtue signaling hit parade like other entities. Preposterous, but no surprise.
Posted by: Clem   2020-07-10 06:57  

#4  This crap needs to stop, now! Take his stars and chuck him out.
Posted by: Phineter Turkeyneck6202   2020-07-10 05:34  

#3  He certain does not appear to be in concert with his boss. Where is all of this coming from ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-07-10 04:36  

#2  Trump should ask for his resignation - pour encourager les autres.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-07-10 03:29  

#1  Watch southern recruiting take a knee, including most of the combat forces.
Posted by: Chunky Ebbanter9368   2020-07-10 00:12  

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