“will the troops obey his orders????”
I asked my son the Marine this very question, and his response was pretty reassuring.
The troops swear an oath to the Constitution, not whomever happens to be in the White House at the moment. It’s also illegal for them to follow illegal orders. Even if they come directly from Skippy himself.
And after this latest change of command in Afghanistan, Skippy is even less popular with our armed forces than before. If that’s even possible.
Well....Let's look what is happening to LTC Lakin. In his case, the afterbirthers are arguing that Obama is the "defacto" president and therefore must be obeyed. ( What hog's slop reasoning!)
I agree. The arguments about “just following orders” didn’t fly at the Nuremberg trials.
During the enlistment ceremony, while the enlistees were repeating the oath of service, the CO reading the oath oddly included something to the effect “...defend the Constitution of the United States, and obey all orders from the President...”. That might not be it exactly, but it's pretty damn close.
That moment gave me pause. I wasn't aware that was in the oath. Of course, this is Hollyweird we're talking about, and they miss no chance to indulge in revisionism and agenda-adhering gobbledegook.
If I'm wrong on this, please call me to carpet, and I'll apologize.
CA....