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2016 video shows Hegseth saying the military cannot carry out unlawful orders | CNN
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Every single one of them should be charged with war crimes. All of them. “Just following orders” does not get you out of this.
It’s even worse than you think, if you do the deep dive: https://www.justsecurity.org/125948/illegal-orders-shipwrecked-boat-strike-survivors/
What he means is that when the chain of command orders it, it’s lawful. He’s wrong, but that is what he means.
Well… Yeah. That’s the whole “might makes right” philosophy. It’s the entire backbone of this entire administration’s code of conduct, adding “wealth makes might.”
Do whatever I say and I’ll protect you from accountability. Fascism in a nutshell.
https://archive.is/BcqrH
“Lawful” in his tiny mind means “what I want.”
He was drunk when he made those statements. To be fair, he is still drunk and doesn’t remember making those statements.
Pete Hegseths a fuckin’ douch