Lawfare Archive: Phil Carter on Civil-Military Relations in the Trump Administration
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The War on the War on Tactical Weapons
The main norm that's come into being is one within the military, which is that the military should avoid politics. The president just doesn't hand down orders like zeus and mount olympus. There's a dialogue between the president and senior military leaders that takes place in the situation room. Many of these norms have eroded overtime but still remain as important parts of the military ethos.
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