(09-15-2021, 05:51 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: The report I saw said that the United States learned that China thought Trump was about to order an attack on China.  Milley called his Chinese counterpart and told him we were not about to attack China.  Milley was trying to calm them down and prevent a very dangerous situation. 

Now, if Milley intervened in the chain of command in order to prevent Trump launching a nuclear strike in the waning day of his Presidency, that may or may not be treason, but I think that was the responsible thing to do.  If I really thought the President was not mentally stable, and could possibly launch a nuclear strike, I think if I were a brave enough, I would commit treason at that point.  

Absolute adherence to the chain of command was an excuse German generals used in the Nuremberg trials to justify committing genocide.  "I was only following orders."

This is different than what I read. I have no problems if the Chinese general was concerned and called Milley. I think that would be responsible. However, it seems like he took it upon himself to call, which is absurd. Without the call from Trump to actually launch a nuke or a command to attack China, this is 100% speculation from a subordinate. It's ridiculous on it's face. And, when you add the phone call, it is borderline treasonous. Generals don't get to presume they know what the President is going to do.

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(09-14-2021, 11:19 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(09-14-2021, 10:31 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: At the behest of the President. You are taking the 2 biggest players who were in a proxy war for decades and comparing it to a general that was on the phone with China about an order that never even came through. Your absurdity knows no bounds.

The order to nuke Moscow never came through either, sphincter sniffer.

What President ordered Moscow to be nuked? Both the US and Russia did not want a nuclear war. They were in constant contact about many of their actions because they were involved in multiple proxy wars. No general that I know of made a call, on their own accord, to Russia in an attempt to undermine a President. Please show me this piece of history. You can't even follow your own reasoning. 

(09-14-2021, 11:19 PM)mikesez Wrote:

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(09-14-2021, 10:31 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: At the behest of the President. You are taking the 2 biggest players who were in a proxy war for decades and comparing it to a general that was on the phone with China about an order that never even came through. Your absurdity knows no bounds.

The order to nuke Moscow never came through either, sphincter sniffer.

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