In an impassioned and at times furious speech, departing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley defiantly proclaimed that the US military does not swear an oath to a âwannabe dictator.â
It was a bitter and pointed swipe that appeared unmistakably targeted at former President Donald Trump, who has in recent days accused Milley of âtreasonâ and suggested that he should be put to death for his conduct surrounding Trumpâs bid in 2021 to remain in office despite losing the presidential election.
âWe are unique among the worldâs militaries,â Milley said. âWe donât take an oath to a country, we donât take an oath to a tribe, we donât take an oath to a religion. We donât take an oath to a king, or a queen, or a tyrant or a dictator.â
A true patriot would have snapped his neck and taken the punishment in service to the greater good.
Thatâs the type of person Trump thought Mad Dog Mattis was, because the nickname isnât indicative to who Mattis is, Trump was put off with Mattisâs âwarrior philosopherâ schtick and Mattis in turn was put off when he realized Trumpâs fascist strongman persona wasnât an act.
As a former Marine who respects Mattis, I was deeply disappointed that he couldnât see through Trumpâs bullshit earlier on.
Iâm sure he could tell. I just think he thought he could help, but eventually resigned when he realized that he was less effective than he expected he would be, and refused to be complicit in the administration.
Dude couldâve made himself into a folk hero
Nah, that shitbrick would have been a perpetual martyr. Better that he gets publically kicked in the dick over and over instead.
Exactly. If Trump dies anything but a natural death, he will be a martyr. Hell, even if he dies a natural death you can bet no small number of them will blame the Democrats, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and whoever else they can that they secretly murdered him. Trump could die with a cheeseburger lodged in his throat and theyâd say libruls did it.
Face it, no matter which way the man dies, heâs going to be a martyr, the only thing that can be controlled is how much of one he is.