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brooklynite

(94,598 posts) Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:38 AM Oct 2019

Trump's mew excuse: Kurds don't deserve our help because they kept quitting...

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Trump's mew excuse: Kurds don't deserve our help because they kept quitting... (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2019 OP

Putin has turned Turbineguy Oct 2019 #1

I don't understand why the US fighters who fought beside the Kurds Mike 03 Oct 2019 #2

UCMJ says no wasupaloopa Oct 2019 #3

Turbineguy

(37,343 posts)

1. Putin has turned

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:53 AM

Oct 2019

a fool into a real asset. That's really an accomplishment.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)

2. I don't understand why the US fighters who fought beside the Kurds

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:55 AM

Oct 2019

aren't exploding. I know they can't disobey a direct order. But isn't there an exception when it comes to illegal or unethical orders? Are they allowed to quit in moral protest?

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)

3. UCMJ says no

Reply to Mike 03 (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:57 AM

Oct 2019

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