"In an ominous open letter published on wonky national security site War on the Rocks Tuesday, eight former secretaries of defense and five former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff warned of what they call an "exceptionally challenging civil-military environment" developing in the United States...all signed by former (democrat/liberal) Pentagon brass including Ash Carter, Mark Esper, Bob Gates, Chuck Hagel, Jim Mattis, Leon Panetta, Martin Dempsey, Joseph Dunford, and Peter Pace.
...The only thing that's missing from the bulleted manifesto-y letter about the military's "best practices" is an explanation for why it was written.
...The only thing that's missing from the bulleted manifesto-y letter about the military's "best practices" is an explanation for why it was written.
Is it more (very delayed) fallout from January 6?
A response to President Joe Biden's use of Marine guards as staging for his angry and divisive speech in Philadelphia in which he declared war on Republicans?
A warning of things yet to come?..."