‘Incidents Happen’: Gen. Milley Won’t Consider Russia Dropping U.S. Drone An ‘Act Of War’

General Mark Milley stated Wednesday that he wasn’t prepared to consider Russia’s downing an American drone an act of war. “Incidents happen,” He stated.

Milley, who is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019, gave a briefing to the Pentagon on Wednesday in order to inform the media and the public. What had actually happened? The Defense Department’s plans for how to proceed.

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GEN. MILLEY: “As far as an act of war goes, I’m not gonna…go there. Incidents happen.” pic.twitter.com/exBXmrDf8f

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“As far as an act of war goes, I’m not gonna — I’m not gonna go there. Incidents happen,” Milley said. “And clearly we do not seek armed conflict with Russia and I believe at this point we should investigate this incident and move on from there. But we will continue to exercise our rights in international airspace.”

Milley also mentioned the possibility for retrieval. Milley pointed out that the drone was lost in thousands of feet of water and that it would likely be hard to retrieve.

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MILLEY: “It probably sank to some significant depths. So, any recovery operation from a techno standpoint would be very difficult.” pic.twitter.com/YRWDVP6VP9

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“This is probably about four or five thousand feet of water and it probably, don’t know for certain yet, it will be days before we have actual facts on the impact and what debris is there,” Milley explained. “It probably sank to some significant depths. So, any recovery operation from a techno standpoint would be very difficult.”

Milley went on to say that if it became apparent that recovery was possible — or that it was a good idea – Defense Department leadership would address that in the coming days.

Russian authorities expressed interest in Russia already Recuperating the drone. “I don’t know if we can recover them or not, but we will certainly have to do that, and we will deal with it,” On Wednesday, Nikolai Patrushev was named secretary of Russia’s Security Council. “I certainly hope for success.”

According to the United States military, one of the two Russian planes had struck the propeller of the drone and it crashed into international waters. Ned Price, spokesperson of the State Department, called it a “tragic accident.” “brazen violation of international law.”

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