US military adviser resigns after Trump's controversial photo operation at the church 

WASHINGTON: A former principal deputy undersecretary of the Defence for policy has gave the resignation to the Defence Department's science board. 

James Miller's thinking focused on President Donald Trump's visit Monday to St. John's Church, where protesters were cleared with tear gas so he could pose with a Bible for photos. 

Defence Secretary Mark Esper was also present during the visit. "You may not have been able to stop President Trump from directing this appalling use of force, but you could have chosen to oppose it," Miller wrote to Esper in his resignation letter, which was obtained by The Washington Post. "Instead, you visibly supported it."

A Department of Defense adviser has resigned, as of now, from the military's science board, refering to what he accepted to be an infringement of lead from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, reported foreign media. In his resignation letter to Esper, which was acquired by The Washington Post, James Miller Jr., who served in as the US undersecretary of defence for policy from 2012 to 2014, reviewed that he made a swore an oath of office to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States" and "to bear true faith and allegiance to the same," similar to what the defence secretary had done before he took office. 

"On Monday, June 1, 2020, I believed that you violated that oath," Miller wrote to Esper. Mill reasoning centered on President Trump's visit Monday to St. John's Church in Washington, DC, where protesters were cleared tear gas so he could present with a Bible for photos. 

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop, described the whole scene to CNN and The Washington Post as a "abuse of sacred symbols" amid a "a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus and everything that our churches stand for."

Budde disclosed to The Post that she "was not given even a courtesy call" that authorities would be clearing the area "with tear gas so they could use one of our churches as a prop." Esper, along with US Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was also present during the visit. "Law-abiding protesters just outside the White House were dispersed using tear gas and rubber bullets — not for the sake of safety, but to clear a path for a presidential photo op," Miller wrote. "You then accompanied President Trump in walking from the White House to St. John's Episcopal Church for that photo." "You may not have been able to stop President Trump from directing this appalling use of force, but you could have chosen to oppose it," Miller added. "Instead, you visibly supported it."

In his letter, Miller likewise questioned Esper on where he believed as far as possible were corresponding to his obligations. "You more likely than not considered where that line ought to be drawn," Miller composed. "I should now ask: If the previous evening's glaring infringement don't go too far for you, what will?" 

"Sadly, it shows up there might be barely any lines that President Trump isn't eager to cross, so you will likely be confronted with this horrendous inquiry again in the coming days," he included. "You might be approached to take, or to coordinate the people serving in the US military to take, activities that further subvert the Constitution and damage Americans." Esper has said he was uninformed of where he was going with the escort on Monday. 

"I thought I would complete two things: to see some harm and to converse with the soldiers," he said in a NBC News meet. "I didn't have the foggiest idea where I was going," he included. "I needed to perceive how much harm really occurred." 

Mill operator served on the military's Defense Science Board, which portrays itself on its site as a gathering of resigned senior authorities who are "best prepared to handle the Department's difficulties in procurement, digital, correspondence innovation, and weapons of mass annihilation." 

He was granted the Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the Defense Department's most noteworthy privileged honor for regular people, multiple times in his vocation, as indicated by his account from the Center for a New American Security think tank. "I wish you the best, in troublesome occasions," Miller said toward the finish of his letter. "The sacredness of the US Constitution, and the lives of Americans, may rely upon your decisions."