The "Milley's Crossing" Edition

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined by special guest <em>Lawfare</em> executive editor (and first-time podcaster) Natalie Orpett! They sat down to discuss:</p><ul><li>The AUKUS Awkwardness: Why does a new&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/09/21/five-things-i-think-i-think-about-aukus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">U.S.-U.K.-Australia agreement</a>&nbsp;over&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/aa5c9fd5-891b-4680-b3c7-5a55d03f673c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">submarines</a>&nbsp;have&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-france-aukus-nuclear-submarines-australia-britain-ambassador-indo-pacific-11632166702" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">France</a>&nbsp;(and&nbsp;<a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/18/aukus-australia-united-states-submarines-china-really-means/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China</a>) up in arms?</li><li>Not Like on J6: What does the "Justice for J6 Rally"&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/09/18/cops-and-journalists-vastly-outnumbered-the-attendees-at-saturdays-far-right-rally-in-dc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">flop</a>&nbsp;tell us about the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/extremism-j6-capitol-media-researchers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">state of right-wing extremism</a>&nbsp;here in the United States and&nbsp;<a href="https://shtpost.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about-september-18?utm_source=optout" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">how the media covers it</a>?</li><li>Milley's Crossing: Did the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff&nbsp;<a href="https://www.axios.com/mark-milley-woodward-trump-crisis-bb8a80b1-3e3a-492b-934a-99825cc6ef7f.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">step out of line</a>&nbsp;in trying to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/14/peril-woodward-costa-trump-milley-china/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">assuage Chinese concerns</a>&nbsp;over Pr