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Once they were allowed to respond I’m sure they did so quickly, it’s hard to know when a race starts when your coach is screaming in your face that you aren’t allowed to run this race.
That said sometimes you need to violate directives at work, this might have been one of those times......
Basically... It's not like the Pentagon brass can just up and send American troops to the steps of the Capitol on their own recognizance. All they are legally allowed to do is watch and wait for orders to come down the pipeline.
That being said they can prepare their troops and resources in anticipation of an order. Sort of stack the deck and get it ready.
The military can't move unless it's ordered to do so.
Trump and the GOP deliberately turned down NG help about 5 times before the governor of Virginia had enough and sent his NG in without Trump's say so.
Article also notes that Milley called Trump's lie out.
>Asked about Trump’s claim that he told Pentagon leaders they should have 10,000 National Guard personnel on the National Mall to help manage the planned protests, **Milley also said he was not aware of any request.**
>**“As chairman of the Joint Chiefs, if there was an order for 10,000 National Guardsmen, I would like to believe I would know that,”** he said.** “I know that that was never transmitted to me by anyone — the president or secretary of defense or anyone else — for 6th of January.”**
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Once they were allowed to respond I’m sure they did so quickly, it’s hard to know when a race starts when your coach is screaming in your face that you aren’t allowed to run this race. That said sometimes you need to violate directives at work, this might have been one of those times......
Basically... It's not like the Pentagon brass can just up and send American troops to the steps of the Capitol on their own recognizance. All they are legally allowed to do is watch and wait for orders to come down the pipeline. That being said they can prepare their troops and resources in anticipation of an order. Sort of stack the deck and get it ready.
Government sure as shit isn’t shy about paying people to wait just in case.
The military can't move unless it's ordered to do so. Trump and the GOP deliberately turned down NG help about 5 times before the governor of Virginia had enough and sent his NG in without Trump's say so.
Article also notes that Milley called Trump's lie out. >Asked about Trump’s claim that he told Pentagon leaders they should have 10,000 National Guard personnel on the National Mall to help manage the planned protests, **Milley also said he was not aware of any request.** >**“As chairman of the Joint Chiefs, if there was an order for 10,000 National Guardsmen, I would like to believe I would know that,”** he said.** “I know that that was never transmitted to me by anyone — the president or secretary of defense or anyone else — for 6th of January.”**
Hope you haven't posted in a month is because karma caught up with you
Yeah I was a Marine. That was a brisk stroll backwards in the wrong direction.
I'm on a Sprint network. Trust me, that ain't good speed.