Joe Conason: A Timely Warning From The Generals

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4. Not really...

from the article... the jig is up, I'm thinking.

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Provoked by Trump's authoritarian misconduct, Mattis said at last what he has surely known for years, namely that Trump is unfit for public office and represents an existential threat to our values and society. He dismissed Trump as immature and worse, a political charlatan who incites division instead of unity in a style that Mattis likened to the Nazi ethos of "divide and conquer." He advised his fellow Americans, as we confront the nation's legacy of racism and establish true equality under law, to disregard the president.

"We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society," wrote Mattis. "We know that we are better than the abuse of executive authority that we witnessed in Lafayette Square. We must reject and hold accountable those in office who would make a mockery of our Constitution."

Within hours of Mattis breaking from Trump, other flag officers followed.

Retired Gen. Mike Mullen, former joint chiefs chairman, issued his own statement saying that the events in Lafayette Square "sickened" him and he could no longer remain silent. The president, wrote Mullen, "laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this country, gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our domestic strife, and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed forces." Another former joint chiefs chairman, retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, expressed deep dismay. So did retired Gen. Raymond Thomas, the former chief of Joint Special Operations Command, as well as retired Adm. James Stavridis and retired Gen. Wesley Clark, both former supreme allied commanders of NATO.