Friday, January 17, 2025

the last book I ever read (Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, excerpt five)

from Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa:

Milley decided to apologize publicly but did not give Trump advance warning.

On June 11, at a videotaped talk at the National Defense University graduation, Milley said, “As senior leaders, everything you do will be closely watched, and I am not immune.

“As many of you saw, the result of the photograph of me at Lafayette Square last week, that sparked a national debate about the role of the military in civil society,” he said. “I should not have been there. My presence in that moment and that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics. As a commissioned uniformed officer, it was a mistake that I’ve learned from, and I sincerely hope we call all learn from it.

“Embrace the Constitution, keep it close to your heart. It is our North Star.”



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