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Originally Posted by rubecube
Sorry, but I'm never going to be against a citizen questioning the decisions of their government (particularly when the government is behaving illegally), regardless of their occupation. Like I said, unquestioned loyalty and deference to authority is a recipe for a dictatorship.
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The soldier swore an oath to uphold the U.S. consistution, not uphold international law, as did the president at the time.
You could argue under international law that Obama could be tried as could a myriad of other presidents under international law.
International law only applies if the government recognizes it, which the American's don't, nor did the Soviets in Afghanistan nor did a multitude of other nations.
If you don't want to submit to the authority of your commander in chief on what in America was a legal order to go to war then don't sign up x years later and accept a recruitment bonus. Then cry about it later and commit a criminal act that she didn't need to commit.
As part of basic training you are heavily instructed in the interpretation of a legal order, did she object then and follow the chain of command and get clarification as is her right?
Nope