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Maybe they care more about their own pecuniary benefit than their duty to the oaths they swore...? RockRaven Oct 2019 #1
Where you ever in the military? wasupaloopa Oct 2019 #2
Are you an automaton? RockRaven Oct 2019 #6
nonsense qazplm135 Oct 2019 #22
or maybe they are following the law qazplm135 Oct 2019 #5
And when they find themselves in a corner case with conflicting laws... then what? RockRaven Oct 2019 #7
what conflicting law? qazplm135 Oct 2019 #8
You have asserted that "nothing in this scenario" [violates the Constitution]... RockRaven Oct 2019 #10
gibberish (nt) stopdiggin Oct 2019 #15
ARe you an attorney? qazplm135 Oct 2019 #21
Don't ask the military to mix the problem created by the civilian s California_Republic Oct 2019 #3
lesson at nuremburg? following orders is no defense. its a matter of personal integrity nt msongs Oct 2019 #4
Anybody on this thread risking a year in prison? flotsam Oct 2019 #9
So any oath you swear that is in conflict with that particular penalty is easy to throw aside? Okay. RockRaven Oct 2019 #12
what oaths? stopdiggin Oct 2019 #14
This is Trump's fault and not our troops. OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #11
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You're Way Out Of Line nt JimGinPA Oct 2019 #17
JimGin's right -- that's out of line. If you want a military that is explicitly political... Hekate Oct 2019 #18
Yes. He got there by political process&must be removed by political process. That's on us civilians. Hekate Oct 2019 #19
This is a bad situation dustyscamp Oct 2019 #16
That makes my heart hurt. It really does. a la izquierda Oct 2019 #20
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