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Old 08-16-2005, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by kerry edwards
Let me get this straight. It's a soldier's duty to follow a lying commander in chief pursuing imperial interests far afield? If a soldier's commanding officer orders her to kill an enemy combatant because the officer claims the enemy is armed but the soldier knows the enemy isn't, is it the soldier's duty to kill the enemy or disobey the commanding officer?
I thought it was a soldier's duty to protect his or her country.
Play it straight and I will.

It is a soldier's duty to follow lawful orders, period. Was he given lawful orders?

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