02-02-2016, 07:43 PM
(02-02-2016, 07:05 PM)McC Wrote: Then the question becomes what is an unlawful order and who is qualified to make that determination in the spur of the moment and in the heat of combat.
And back to the OP, why is a general responding to campaign promises to begin with?
An unlawful order is an order which would require you to do something illegal or immoral. Who decides? Obviously, the person disobeying the order they consider to be unlawful because it would force them to do something illegal and immoral. At which point they have a legal or moral obligation to disobey what they consider to be an unlawful order. There will most likely be a courts martial (unless it is minor which might involve an Article 15 instead). Then a military judge would decide.
Did you read what the General said? He's sending a message, obviously. He's going on the record while he has a chance to do so publicly. Because it is unlawful to publicly criticize the chain of command or the Commander in Chief. He can say anything he wants about a candidate.
