Will Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper get fired for challenging Trump?

StellarCoon · Jan 8, 2020

Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump

The defense secretary acknowledged that “the laws of armed conflict” prohibited attacking antiquities and said the military had no plans to do so, even though the president declared them targets.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper sought to douse an international outcry on Monday by ruling out military attacks on cultural sites in Iran if the conflict with Tehran escalates further, despite President Trump’s threat to destroy some of the country’s treasured icons.

Mr. Esper acknowledged that striking cultural sites with no military value would be a war crime, putting him at odds with the president, who insisted such places would be legitimate targets. Mr. Trump’s threats generated condemnation at home and abroad while deeply discomfiting American military leaders who have made a career of upholding the laws of war.
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Jan. 6, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/u...ral-sites.html

Barry Thrift · Jan 9, 2020

No he will get the electric chair, as sacking would be to soft for Trump.

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