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by RACEWAR 764 days ago
What a fool of me.

Milley actually didn't even say the quote that we're discussing. An unidentified man did.

The meaning of the quote in the context of the exchange where it was made is not entirely clear, I agree with you on that. The headline exploits this uncertainty. The reader's (i.e., me) biases fill in the blanks.

For all we know, the guy was just trying to impress a woman. He could be nothing more than a researcher manning a both, making a bizarre claim at a bizarre conference. His reference to "Oppenheimer" could even be about the film and not the actual man.

Pardon me for your time. I can see why this story is getting so much criticism.