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Much like he's trying to politicize the response by putting GEN Milley "in charge" The Pentagon's official response was (paraphrasing) "GEN Milley's responsibi

by readme 6y ago

Much like he's trying to politicize the response by putting GEN Milley "in charge" The Pentagon's official response was (paraphrasing) "GEN Milley's responsibilities have not changed; he will continue to advise the Sec Def and President" EDIT: I should also add, that he tricked GEN Milley into walking into a photo op in front of St. John's church. The military tries very hard to remain apolitical, and he duped the man into being part of a prop piece.

ashtonkem 6y ago
Miley’s excuse doesn’t hold water. Is he in the habit of wearing BDUs every single day? He commands no troops, a suit or dress uniform is what he would wear at his job. Why change into BDUs if not for a photo op? I think he’s using a flimsy excuse to walk it back once he got serious public and private blowback over what he was doing.
- readme 6y ago
  Everyone in the Army wears that uniform every single day, even to work in an office. That is what he wears to work daily. Also as the chief of staff he is actually in command of the entire Army. It's kind of stupid, until you consider that the alternative is wearing a much more annoying dress uniform. 100% he was tricked into it, there's enough out there in the news to figure it out. The deputy sec def just resigned because Mark Esper wouldn't push back. BTW remember what happened to the last Sec Def, Mattis? Resigned because Trump wouldn't listen to him. If you haven't noticed yet, Trump surrounds himself with yes men. If they don't go along with it, they are fired.
  - ashtonkem 6y ago
    Staff officers do not wear BDUs every day. He has an office job, not a combat role. Look at any non-emergency meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; you’ll see a lot of dress uniforms, not a lot of BDUs As the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff he is prohibited by law from exercising any authority over troops. His only responsibility is advising the president, and working with the Secretary of Defense, who does actually command troops.

by readme 6y ago

ashtonkem 6y ago

Miley’s excuse doesn’t hold water. Is he in the habit of wearing BDUs every single day? He commands no troops, a suit or dress uniform is what he would wear at his job. Why change into BDUs if not for a photo op? I think he’s using a flimsy excuse to walk it back once he got serious public and private blowback over what he was doing.

readme 6y ago
Everyone in the Army wears that uniform every single day, even to work in an office. That is what he wears to work daily. Also as the chief of staff he is actually in command of the entire Army. It's kind of stupid, until you consider that the alternative is wearing a much more annoying dress uniform. 100% he was tricked into it, there's enough out there in the news to figure it out. The deputy sec def just resigned because Mark Esper wouldn't push back. BTW remember what happened to the last Sec Def, Mattis? Resigned because Trump wouldn't listen to him. If you haven't noticed yet, Trump surrounds himself with yes men. If they don't go along with it, they are fired.
- ashtonkem 6y ago
  Staff officers do not wear BDUs every day. He has an office job, not a combat role. Look at any non-emergency meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; you’ll see a lot of dress uniforms, not a lot of BDUs As the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff he is prohibited by law from exercising any authority over troops. His only responsibility is advising the president, and working with the Secretary of Defense, who does actually command troops.