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In reply to the discussion: Vindman calls for Milley's resignation: 'He usurped civilian authority' [View all]Beastly Boy
(9,509 posts)I am not familiar with the British Navy's military code of conduct circa 1801, but I am pretty sure Milley is not bound by it. So your reference to the First battle of Cpenhagen is hardly relevant to his case. I appreciate your reference to the battle as an illustration of virtue in occasionally disobeying orders, but this is not the point of contention in this thread. It is clear that he did not disobey any order. It is also clear that he ordered his subordinates to preemptively and absent of clear and present danger, circumvent the chain of command (which, BTW, was itself an illegal order that his subordinates were free to disobey). There is no dispute here that Milley did the right thing. The only argument I have is what consequences he may face for his action. Note that I am not calling for his court martial, or dishonorable discharge, or a demotion (neither did Vindman, BTW). Milley knows that his order amounts to violation of military code of conduct. He is also, by all accounts, an honorable soldier. Were he to resign, he would disspel all doubts, especially among his detractors, of being entirely true to his honor. And then, I am proposing, he should be awarded, quite appropriately, the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration of the land.