This was discussed in an earlier thread. Apparently what the general said was not at all controversial, but was twisted into a very misleading headline.
Just so. The General explained to the reporter what the laws are. It’s a fairly complicated business. Then CBS, as expected, completely misrepresented what he said. If he made a mistake, it was to talk to the news media at all, and say ANYTHING.
Agreed. Twisting things against Trump is half of what the Media does these daze.
And if it’s illegal, guess what’s going to happen? I‘m going to say, ‘Mr. President, that’s illegal.’ And guess what he’s going to do? He’s going to say, ‘What would be legal?’ And we’ll come up (with) options, with a mix of capabilities to respond to whatever the situation is, and that’s the way it works. It’s not that complicated.”
He didn’t say he wouldn’t launch.
Exactly right. And you don’t have to be a general officer for that rule to apply.
Nevertheless, the news lies.
That is what I suspected.
“Illegal Order” is a valid concept and a soldier would be expected not to obey such.
“This was discussed in an earlier thread. Apparently what the general said was not at all controversial, but was twisted into a very misleading headline.”
This ^^^^^^