Other sources without paywall:
https://newrepublic.com/post/188338/trump-executive-order-military-board-purge
More than anything else I’ve heard, this Trump action scares me the most.
Military generals recognize the president as commander in chief. They’re generally going to follow the chain of command in situations where the US is attacking a strategic target, regardless of the ‘ethics’ of the situation.
If Trump wants to level the Gaza Strip or the West Bank or even parts of the Ukraine. They’ll likely follow orders because there’s a strategic value in those targets militarily. They might not agree with the strategy, but they’re primarily loyal to the office of the president regardless of who’s sitting in it.
But when generals would push back, is any scenario where following orders was a risk to the country with no strategic gain. Like attacking US citizens, using nuclear weapons, attacking strategic allies or starting World War III for no other reason than because Trump wanted to flex his ego.
The scenarios where these roles needed to be replaced by a Trump loyalist willing to do anything are… nightmarish.
This is the move Trump needs to make if he wants to become a true dictator. You need the military protecting you from the populace if you’re going to consolidate absolute power. If he starts purging the military brass, that’s a confirmation that he’s planning to be president for life.
He’s not getting rid of them though, because he’s a maroon (thank god). He’s just pissing them off and giving them more free time.
He is clearly Orange not Maroon
Seems like the potential loss of a lot of valuable experience for the US military…
Seems like a potential win for the likes of Americas adversaries… Useful idiot does useful idiot stuff…
Bet the “art of the deal” douche isn’t even getting anything from them, he’s just doing the “I want the types of generals Hitler had” thing for himself…
We’re all Russians now, in the american clown show.
Paywall, didn’t read.
Also, I don’t want to support Jeff Bezos.
Just use bypass paywall clean extension for Firefox.
Or just post a link that has the paywall removed since you’re the OP.
I don’t know how. It’s wsj exclusive noone else has it yet.
