Who is General Mark Milley?

in #military3 years ago

"Former President Donald Trump is calling for General Mark Milley to be charged with treason if he secretly told his Chinese counterpart the U.S. had no plans to strike Beijing, a charge that could result in a death sentence."
https://www.newsweek.com/whats-punishment-treason-trump-calls-general-milley-charged-crime-1629487

"Former President Donald Trump and some Republican leaders believe that General Mark Milley committed treason if reports are true that he called his Chinese counterpart and said he'd give advance notice if Trump ordered a military strike against China."
https://www.newsweek.com/what-defines-treason-calls-mark-milley-firing-grow-after-alleged-china-phone-call-1629493

"Media pundits continued to praise Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley after a new book claimed he made two phone calls to Chinese officials during Donald Trump's presidency in fear that the commander in chief would attack."
https://www.foxnews.com/media/pundits-praise-milley-following-trump-report

"The top U.S. military officer on Wednesday defended the phone calls he made to his Chinese counterpart in the final months of Donald Trump’s presidency, saying the conversations were in keeping with his duties as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff."
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-china-united-states-michael-pence-joint-chiefs-of-staff-caba520490ba574393f1cb6d1e961dba

"Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is facing outrage from lawmakers after a report that he assured China that the United States would not launch a nuclear strike in the last days of the Trump administration."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/15/trump-rubio-accuse-general-milley-treason-over-woodward-expose/8346958002/

"Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Wednesday that General Mark Milley needs to be interviewed and face consequences if it is confirmed that he spoke with Chinese officials out of concern then-President Donald Trump would cause conflict with the communist nation."
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rand-paul-gen-milley-polygraphed-removed-china-talks

"Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., reacted to reports that a new book alleges U.S. Gen. Mark Milley secretly called Chinese officials out of fear former President Trump would create conflict, on "Mornings with Maria" Wednesday. Perry said Milley should "absolutely resign" after engaging in "treasonous activity.""
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rep-perry-says-gen-milley-should-e2-80-98absolutely-resign-e2-80-99-after-e2-80-98treasonous-e2-80-99-action/ar-AAOtbAH

"Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has called for General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to face a court-martial following a Washington Port report that he had spoken by phone with his Chinese counterpart."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-calls-for-mark-milley-to-face-court-martial/ar-AAOtuQT

"These are the same people we fought in World War II."
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gen-mark-milley-compared-trump-supporters-to-nazis-these-are-the-same-people-we-fought-in-world-war-ii

"Congress has abdicated its constitutional duty to determine whether, where and whom America should fight."

"If this idea sounds revolutionary, the real revolution came when Congress stopped declaring war altogether. For the framers, the clause giving Congress the power to “declare war” ranked among the Constitution’s key innovations. James Madison considered it the wisest part of the document, because he thought the executive was “the branch of power most interested in war, & most prone to it.”"
https://bringourtroopshome.us/articles/only-congress-can-declare-war

Power to Declare War
https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/War-Powers/

Only Congress Can Declare War
https://fee.org/articles/only-congress-can-declare-war/

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