Donald Trump’s behavior as a candidate and President unhinged some of America’s vital institutions, including the press and the FBI. It would be disturbing to find out that military leaders also responded to the President’s norm-breaking by betraying their institutional obligations.
That’s the implication of a report of national-security freelancing by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley at the end of Mr. Trump’s term. Congress needs to find out how much is true—not because of partisan demands for retribution against the general, but because even the appearance of attenuating civilian control of the military is damaging to democracy.
opinion An American hero
opinion Of course, the military does NOT take an oath of loyalty to the President. The oath is to protect the constitution from all threats, foreign and domestic.
opinion WSJ: General who prevented seditious twice impeached president from starting nuclear war is....Bad?
opinion All Miley was doing was trying to ensure that a clearly unstable leader didn’t try an end run on the established processes for control of nukes. It is well established US legal code that UNlawful orders should NOT be followed.
opinion So, the military should follow orders from a madman?
opinion Unless the President is insane.
opinion Military is under civilian control, but the general oath is to the constitution…not the person. I am sure u would’ve had a different take after a nuclear exchange…if u were still alive.
opinion I took an oath to the country, not the president.
opinion Not if the President is insane !
opinion If Americans are to trust their democratic institutions, and the world's other powers are to trust America's defense commitments, it needs to be clear that we won't allow a madman to have access to our nuclear codes.
opinion Yes, unless the Comander in Chief Is crazy. Apparently that happens. To follow blindly is not in any way democratic - quite the opposite in fact. Who are you WSJ!!!
opinion That depends
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