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Inside the War Between Trump and His Generals
How Mark Milley and others in the Pentagon handled the national-security threat posed by their own Commander-in-Chief.
By Susan B. Glasser and Peter Baker
August 8, 2022
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/15/inside-the-war-between-trump-and-his-generals
Lengthy, drawn from the authors' book. Worthwhile whether one agrees with all the characterizations or not. There are a number of interesting anecdotes, including an account allegedly involving Col. MacGregor and a Trump order to withdraw from Afghanistan.
