Comment on US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges

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• BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Technically they are slaves of the United States government and have no legal mechanism to say no even if the action is illegal.

  If they refuse they will court marshaled and jailed until the case is brought at the military court months later.

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  • slackassassin@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They absolutely do have legal mechanisms, you just described a facet of them. I get what you’re saying, but my father was court marshaled twice and prevailed in both cases. Not that it’s too be taken lightly, as I understand your point, it’s true that it isn’t some simple mechanism.

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    • rayyy@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      They absolutely do have legal mechanisms

      You are assuming the US is still a country of laws - silly you.

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      • slackassassin@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Everyone enjoys a vibes based belittling, but people are still being court marshaled and jag officers still exist.

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    • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      My point was that military personnel have no legal right to simply no because it might violate constitution. Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is the only relevant document here and it gives government the final say in the outcome by design. Hence my use of terminology “slave”.

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      • slackassassin@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Ya, not gonna split hairs on a poor use of the word slave here. But, otherwise I agree and stated so.

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  • Goretantath@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    So then be jailed instead of murdering innocents? Seems prettty selfish of them.

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    • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’m not justifying their actions. I’m just adding context that it’s not as simple as saying “no”.

      Every single person who murders innocent civilians should face consequences. From cowards that issue these orders to slaves that execute them.

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