Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Milley & McKenzie throw Joe under the bus Date:   9/29/2021 1:57:33 PM

Generals who rise to the most senior positions are politically astute.  No one would ever say that the military isn't a political organization and those who best play the game are the ones that rise to the top.  But I don't think you realize the thing about "the decider" is ingrained in military culture.  Remember McArthur?  You don't thumb your nose at the President and decide to do it your way.  

It is clear to me that no love was lost between Trump and Milley.  Milley would, by nature and training, believe that anyone with Trump's loose cannon approach is a threat.  Loose cannons get fired - remember McCrystal?  Perhaps he really was appalled by Trump or maybe his attitude was "I'm not going to be tarred and feathered" by Trump in history.  We can't really know and historians will decide in the future.  Everyone worries about their legacy at some point.  And even members of the military have a right to vote - to have a political opinion - they just can't apply it in their abilities and willingness to carry out orders.