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"Being in the military and indicating you will not follow orders goes a bit beyond expressing an opinion. I don't think there is a law that defines where the line is, but common sense suggest that you should not voluntarily join the military service unless you are willing to support your country's foreign policy."

Where did the people on that petition say they would not follow orders? I think you're reading into it to suit your agenda.

No, you do not have to support your country's foreign policy in order to do your job. Do you think every single medal of honor winner was in favor of its country's foreign policy? Believe it or not, it is possible to disagree with an order and still follow it to the utmost of your ability and your commanders' expectations. You might know that if you'd ever been in the military.

I've been in the military and I've been in Vietnam, and I've seen soldiers openly disagree with their country's foreign policy. I've also seen what their "brothers" think of them. They are not going to be trusted in the face of danger, and they are therefore incapable of doing their job.

This was common in Vietnam, and the results show. The malcontents shoot everything in sight, then go home and claim that atrocities are being committed.