General Milley Should Be Fired

Mark A. Milley

Well, this is a serious bit of news.  Here’s the front-page headline in The Washington Post: Top general was so fearful Trump might spark war that he made secret calls to his Chinese counterpart, new book says ‘Peril,’ by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, reveals that Gen. Mark A. Milley called his Chinese counterpart before the election and after Jan. 6 in a bid to avert armed conflict. Yes indeed. Bob Woodward is at it again with another explosive book. Titled Peril and scheduled for release on September 21st, The Post story says, in part, this: “Twice in the final

Milley On Secret Calls To Chinese General: ‘Perfectly Within Duties’ And ‘Routine’

On Friday, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responded to reports alleging he told his Chinese counterpart that he would warn China, one of America’s biggest adversaries, if then-President Trump ordered a strike against the Communist country. Milley said such calls were “routine” and “perfectly within the duties and responsibilities of the chairman.” “These are routine calls in order to discuss issues of the day, to reassure both allies and adversaries in this case, in order to ensure strategic stability,” Gen. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Wall Street Journal. “And these

Psaki Questioned On Biden Ignoring Officials Advising Against Full Afghanistan Withdrawal

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During Thursday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked about reports saying President Biden ignored advice from top U.S. military officials warning against a full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. “I’d like to ask you a little bit more about the — some of what’s detailed in the upcoming book of Woodward and Costa, specifically in the area of the president taking or not taking the advice of Secretaries Austin and Blinken,” a reporter began. “We’ve seen the president defend his decision to exit Afghanistan in the way that he did. But as the public [may]

Macron Announces France Killed ISIS Leader Responsible For Deaths Of U.S. Servicemembers

On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that French forces have killed an ISIS leader in Africa who led a group responsible for one of the deadliest attacks on American soldiers in Africa. “The militant leader, Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui, oversaw a group that claimed responsibility for an attack in 2017 that killed four American soldiers who were on patrol with Nigerien forces,” The New York Times reported. “And in August 2020, Mr. Al-Sahraoui personally ordered the killing of six French charity workers and their Nigerien driver.” “The 2017 assault was one of the deadliest recent attacks on American soldiers

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