'Absolutely not': Top general vows troops will never obey illegal orders from Trump

[babylonsister]

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/absolutely-not-top-general-vows-troops-will-never-obey-illegal-orders-from-trump/

‘Absolutely not’: Top general vows troops will never obey illegal orders from Trump
Published 53 mins ago
on June 8, 2020
By Bob Brigham


The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff vowed that the U.S. military will not obey illegal orders.

On Tuesday, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) asked Gen. Mark Milley a 10-word question.

“Do you intend to obey illegal orders from the president?” Gallego asked in a one-line letter.

On Monday, Gallego post a picture of the response he received.

“My bottom line response to the question in your June 1, 2020 letter is ‘absolutely not.’ I testified at my Senate confirmation hearing that any soldier, sailor, airman or marine, regardless of rank, including myself, will not obey an illegal order,” the letter read. “I have personally abided by this standard since my commissioning 40 years ago — and I will not change now.”

Letter @ link~

[mercuryblues]

1. Next question

What do you consider an illegal order?

If the president tell you to have helicopters bus a crowd of peaceful protesters, do you consider that illegal?

[Chainfire]

3. And therein lies the rub.

[2naSalit]

5. +1

[crickets]

6. +2

[GulfCoast66]

7. I think the report about Barr and company yelling with Trump gets to the heart of the matter

Barr and the other boot lickers were not yelling at trump because they thought sending in troops is a bad idea. Hell, Barr would love it. He is on record saying he doesn’t trust a liberal Democracy.

I believe that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs let Barr know they would refuse the order as it is a violation of the constitution, the law and their oath.

Even Barr knows that if trump publicly ordered the military to oppress Americans and they refuse the gig is up.

If trump gets 4 more years then he can remake the military.

[mopinko]

4. about fucking time.

sheesh.

[pecosbob]

8. Ummm...I think they already did when evac choppers hovered over the D.C. protests illegally

The pilots have been grounded I have read.