One wonders if he were to give such an illegal order, how long it would take for the joint chiefs to remove him from office.
You have been watching too many movies.
The current military brass all suffer from Beltway Disease and hold political and social opinions very much like you would expect from Colin Powell. You don't make flag officer rank by being a Patriot, in fact, Patriotism for the last generation is a definite liability in promotability.
As for the rest of the military, I strongly recommend reading up on the Milgram Experiments and the Stanford Prison Experiment. The latter is demonstrated right before your very eyes at your local airport.
I agree with you. Re-read my posts.
In 1776 the patriots were fighting a government 3,000 miles away and they were more or less equally armed. That’s a lot different from fighting a local tyrant with almost half the people supporting him and another third clueless.
We win with brave politicians. Saying that and realizing who we’re dependent upon for relief is very scary. We’ve practially already defeated.