[philman_36]

...and start obeying lawful orders.
But that's the very point of his action.
Can you tell me (as in prove), or him, beyond a shadow of doubt, that the orders he's receiving are lawful?

...my opinion is...
Your opinion is nothing more than blubbering if you can't prove the previous.

Why is that?
I can't speak for another and wouldn't presume to.

...reflective of virtually every career officer I have ever served with...
Most of the officers on Lakin panel probably don't like Obama, and probably didn't vote for him...
You, on the other hand, seem to take some pride in stating or assuming what other people think or do.

[OldDeckHand]

"Can you tell me (as in prove), or him, beyond a shadow of doubt, that the orders he's receiving are lawful? "

Orders are presumptively legal. If you had ever served, you might know that.

There is nothing illegal about an order to deploy. Again, this isn't complicated. Any officer, to especially include any line or legal officer could have told Lakin that. Unfortunately, he's a medical officer who has been given some incompetent legal advice, or he has refused competent legal advice all to make an political point. Either way, he's not the kind of officer the military wants or needs - one that compromises mission integrity for his own personal whims.

[verity]

I completely agree with ODH.

My perfect solution would be for Obama and Lakin to be in adjoining cells.

[OldDeckHand]

BTW, I see you didn't answer this question...

"I suppose you were all for those uniformed service members who sued George Bush and Don Rumsfeld for conducting an illegal war, right?"

So what is it? Where they all as "patriotic" as Lakin? After all, the circumstances are EXACTLY the same. They alleged George Bush didn't have the legal authority to conduct the Iraq war, and ergo, he didn't have the legal authority to order their deployment.