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Don't click this it's just for the sake of sourcing https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/28/politics/milley-2020-election/index.html

"Top US general tells Congress the military won't play a role in the 2020 election"

>Washington (CNN)America's most senior general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, told members of Congress that the military will not play a role in November's election and won't help settle any disputes if the results are contested. "The Constitution and laws of the US and the states establish procedures for carrying out elections, and for resolving disputes over the outcome of elections ... I do not see the US military as part of this process," Milley said in a letter released on Friday responding to questions from two members of the House Armed Services Committee. "In the event of a dispute over some aspect of the elections, by law U.S. courts and the U.S. Congress are required to resolve any disputes, not the U.S. Military," Milley added. "I believe deeply in the principle of an apolitical U.S. military," Milley wrote.

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What's amazing, is that, a military general has to write a letter to congress and reiterate it publicly, to just say that... I mean, that's your fucken "Duh" moment right there. Of course the military isn't supposed to get involved in electoral process and disputes... So, why did he feel the NEED to again, write a letter and say it publicly?

I mean, military people usually stick on doing what's necessary, so this statement, and written statement on top of that, was deemed necessary by that general. Why? Hm? Maybe he gets pressured on a regular basis by demcheviks, telling him "either you're with us or with the orange terrorist", idk

It's weird

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>Concern that Trump may not vacate the presidency after losing an election drove two well-known retired military officers, John Nagl and Paul Yingling, to pen an open letter to Milley, calling on him to get involved in resolving a contested aftermath. "If Donald Trump refuses to leave office at the expiration of his constitutional term, the United States military must remove him by force, and you must give that order," the two retired lieutenant colonels said in their message to America's top military officer, which was published by Defense One. While both Nagl and Yingling well known in military circles for their writings and scholarship on America's recent conflicts, their advocacy for having the armed forces get involved in settling a disputed election prompted backlash from both the Pentagon and other experts in the field of civilian-military relations.

I think Pelosi had some something to that effect regarding the military assistance, also. But commies, reading or respecting the Constitution - JEJEJEJEJE!