Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 13, 2020

Chairman of the US Joints Chief of Staff General Milley 


As the presidential election looms, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells NPR's Morning Edition that the military plays no role in politics, and that he has complete trust in America's institutions to manage election disputes. 

"We have established a very long 240-year tradition of an apolitical military that does not get involved in domestic politics," Milley told NPR's Steve Inskeep on Sunday. 

Milley's comments represent the first time he has addressed the potential for a disputed election in depth in an on-the-record interview. 

"We, the U.S. military, we are sworn to obey the lawful orders of our civilian leadership," he said. "And we want to ensure that there is always civilian leadership, civilian control of the military, and we will obey the lawful orders of civilian control of the military." 


 Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 13, 2020 


































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