What a stupid ragebait headline. Of course a geneneral is not going to even suggest they would disobey a hypothetical lawful order. Why would someone end their career for some journalists gocha question?

Says nothing about his private thoughts or what he would actually do. Zero information value.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 3 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

How is that a lawful order??

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

War isn't actually illegal. I know it feels like it should be, but it really isn't. People say a war is "illegal" because I suppose they feel like it carries more weight than to just say it's "immoral". I guess it's somehow comforting to people to think that somehow some lawyers could prevent countries from going to war somehow.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 47 minutes ago

But there are illegal wars. Iran right now is illegal it wasn't approved by Congress. Trump is basically using legal bullfuckery and a lack of consequences to do that shit.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 hours ago

How is bombing a wedding a lawful order?

The military is trained to be mindless sychophants.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

It's technically not illegal to invade another country unprovoked. It's illegal to do war crimes though. You can invade a country and annex it without committing warcrimes.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 hours ago

I guess if your shit hole country doesn't adhere to international law.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 11 hours ago

It isn't, but Congress is pretending it is which is the same thing.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Lawful /= you agree with it, basically.

To see why this is definitely within the powers the president has, swap "Canada" for "Vietnam", "Iraq" or "Iran". For more detail, you'd have to refer to the actual laws of war the US government recognises.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds like it's high time America was dissolved and balkanized, then.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

There isn't any nation where the military can just disagree. Even under a military junta, it's only the junta itself that gets a say; everyone lower down must follow orders (even the ones involving atrocities, in that case. The West is weird for exempting something).

That said, yeah, America isn't looking so good these days.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It never did. It was founded on genocide and slavery.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes, .ml person. I'm sure you believe that. And also that North Korea is better, somehow. 'Nuff said.

Edit: Clearly, the user name is ironic, with this much effort to get into a fight.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I believe in history, lol? Why are you bringing up North Korea?

Is your brain okay?

Edit: clearly this person wasn't interested in a conversation at all, based on my instance, lol?