Milley denies wrongdoing amid calls for his resignation over details in new book
By Leo Shane III and Howard Altman
Sep 15, 07:25 AM
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon on Sept. 1.
(Susan Walsh/AP)
Republican lawmakers are demanding a full investigation
into whether Joint
Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley undermined civilian control of
the military with moves he made to guard against erratic decisions by Donald
Trump in the waning days of his presidency.
But in a statement from his spokesman, Milley denied
wrongdoing, saying that his actions were legal and in keeping with the duties
of his position.
“General Milley continues to act and advise within his
authority in the lawful tradition of civilian control of the military and his
oath to the Constitution,” Army Col. David Butler, Milley’s spokesman, said in
a statement Wednesday afternoon.
The allegations, detailed in a new book by Bob Woodward
and Robert Costa due out next week, include Milley telling senior military
officials to clear any military strike decisions by Trump with him, and
conversations with senior Chinese military officials to calm their concerns
about a possible attack ordered by Trump.
On Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called for Milley’s
resignation over the accusations, saying the moves suggest the senior military
leader “worked to actively undermine the sitting commander in chief of the U.S.
armed forces” and amounted to treason.
“Gen. Milley has attempted to rationalize his reckless
behavior by arguing that what he perceived as the military’s judgement was more
stable than its civilian commander,” Rubio wrote in a letter to President Joe
Biden.
“It is a dangerous precedent that could be asserted at
any point in the future by Gen. Milley or others. It threatens to tear apart
our nation’s longstanding principle of civilian control of the military.”
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called the book’s revelations
“deeply concerning” and said Milley must publicly respond to the charges.
“Our constitution embeds civilian control of the
military, and if the chairman of the joint chiefs was actively undermining the
commander in chief and pledging to our enemies to defy his own commander, that
is completely inconsistent with his responsibilities,” he said.
At least nine House Republicans called for Milley to step
down in response to the new information, although several of them had already
called for his resignation for issues related to the withdrawal of U.S. troops
from Afghanistan.
In a statement, Trump derided Milley as a “dumbass” and
suggested that Milley should be tried for treason. But he also attacked the
book as “fiction, not fact” and said he “never thought of attacking China”
while in office.
Milley’s spokesman said the actions being criticized by
Republican lawmakers and Trump were neither illegal nor unusual.
“The Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs regularly communicates
with Chiefs of Defense across the world, including with China and Russia,”
Butler said, explaining Milley’s actions as reported in the book. “These
conversations remain vital to improving mutual understanding of U.S. national
security interests, reducing tensions, providing clarity and avoiding
unintended consequences or conflict.”
“Connecting
the Dot’s” Soros Control over the Joint Chiefs of Staff with the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank), the International Rescue
Committee, the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace (think tank).
Gen. Martin Dempsey
Apologizes to Slain Navy SEAL's Mother (Past
Research on the Joint Chiefs of Staff)
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/04/gen-martin-dempsey-apologizes-to-slain.html
James E.
Cartwright was the vice chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a U.S. Marine Corps general
and is a director at the Atlantic Council
of the United States (think tank).
Edmund P.
Giambastiani Jr. was the vice chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a U.S. Navy admiral
and is a director at the Atlantic Council
of the United States (think tank).
Joseph W. Ralston was
the vice chairman for the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, a U.S. Air Force general and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Colin L. Powell was
the chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
is an honorary director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank) and an overseer at
the International Rescue Committee.
Open Society Foundations was a
funder for the Atlantic Council of the
United States (think tank) and the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman
for the Open Society Foundations
and was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the International Rescue
Committee, the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
William A. Owens was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), a U.S.
Navy admiral and the vice
chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Thomas R.
Pickering is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for Russia.
Igor S. Ivanov was
the minister of foreign affairs for Russia
and is a director at the Nuclear Threat
Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) was a funder for the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (think tank).
Jon M. Huntsman
Jr. is a trustee at the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and an ambassador to China for the Barack Obama administration.
J. Stapleton Roy is
a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank) and
was a U.S. ambassador for China.
Ed Griffin’s interview
with Norman Dodd in 1982
(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace uncovered the plans for “Population Control”
by involving the United States in war)
http://www.illuminati-news.com/110106a.htm
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a
funder for the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank) and the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
German Marshall Fund of the United States was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank)
and the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank).
Marc Grossman was
a trustee at the German Marshall Fund of
the United States, a special representative for Afghanistan and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
James E.
Cartwright is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank), a U.S. Marine Corps general
and was the vice chairman for the Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
Edmund P.
Giambastiani Jr. is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank), was a U.S. Navy admiral
and the vice chairman for the Joint Chiefs
of Staff.
Joseph W. Ralston is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the
United States (think tank), was a U.S.
Air Force general and the
vice chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Colin L. Powell is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was the chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Russia to Ukraine:
Surrender Crimean Forces or Face 'Military Storm' (Past
Research on Russia)
MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/russia-to-ukraine-surrender-crimean.html
Chinese Crash Crushes
Stock Market as Obama Imitates Chinese Economy (Past
Research on China)
MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/08/chinese-crash-crushes-stock-market-as.html
Hagel Voices
Frustration with Afghan Foot-Dragging (Past
Research on Afghanistan)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/hagel-voices-frustration-with-afghan.html
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