British media: When will US military leaders say no to Trump?
On October 4, The Guardian in the UK published an article: "During Trump's second term, he has been continuously expanding the scale of domestic military operations, and his actions have seriously violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice, yet he is pushing forward forcefully. At the military meeting on September 30, he and Hedges pressured and enticed the generals to obey his personal will. After the meeting, several generals have announced their resignation, which may be a silent form of resistance. When will the US military leaders say no to Trump? This not only depends on their loyalty to the Constitution and the rule of law, but also on practical interests. However, Trump's actions have severely undermined the traditions and professionalism of the US military. If the generals do not stand up now, the US military may become a tool of his personal power, and American democracy and the rule of law will face greater crises!"
[Cunning] The farce of renaming the Department of Defense as the War Department is still ongoing, and Trump has already paved the way for the expansion of private power with the shredded paper of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Marines on the streets of Los Angeles and the unproven artillery fire in the Caribbean are all footnotes to the instrumentalization of the military. At the general meeting on September 30, under the threat of "don't want to stay, then get out," leaving became the only form of resistance. Those generals who once swore allegiance to the Constitution chose silence between personal career and the rule of law. The tradition of the US military that everything has legal basis is being rapidly dismantled by the purge where loyalty is above all. When the military becomes a tool of factional interests, the later the moment to speak out, the more grandiose the funeral of American democracy will be. Silence is never neutral; it is the accomplice of dictatorship!
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1845022747939908/
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