When it comes to the military, it seems rather obvious that orders should be obeyed, but only if they are lawful. Article 92 of the Uniform Code clearly states that only lawful orders are to be followed. But when is an order not lawful? Service members not only have the right to refuse an unlawful order, but MUST refuse an unlawful order, lest they face criminal liability (as well as those in command that issued the unlawful order). But since when has the chain of command issued illegal orders? Before Trump, there were several known instances such as in the My Lai Massacre (Vietnam, 1968) and Abu Ghraib Prison (Iraq, 2003–04). Service members cannot kill, torture, or target civilians or non-combatants, among other things. But leave it to Trump, whose deployment of the National Guard against political enemies and his Caribbean Strikes (murders of random people on boats) is pretty much looking unlawful. Afterall, this is the same guy that instigated the January 6th Capitol Riots.
You must refuse unlawful orders
