Military officials said General Milley has cited the ill-fated Battle of the Kasserine Pass during World War II, when unprepared American troops were outfoxed and then pummeled by the forces of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel of Germany. General Milley has also recently mentioned Task Force Smith, the poorly equipped, understrength unit that was mauled by North Korean troops in 1950 during the Korean War. In meeting after meeting, the officials said, General Milley has likened the two American defeats to what he warns could happen if the military does not get ready for a possible war with North Korea. “Do not wait on orders and printed new regulations and new manuals,” General Milley told the audience. “You’re not seeing any massive military movements” that would indicate that a decision has been made to go to war, he added.

Source: New York Times January 14, 2018 23:03 UTC