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U.S. Admiral Refuses To Say If He’d Obey Order To Invade Canada (www.readthemaple.com)
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[–] 1 point 1 month ago* (8 children)

Lawful /= you agree with it, basically.

To see why this is definitely within the powers the president has, swap "Canada" for "Vietnam", "Iraq" or "Iran". For more detail, you'd have to refer to the actual laws of war the US government recognises.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    Sounds like it's high time America was dissolved and balkanized, then.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    There isn't any nation where the military can just disagree. Even under a military junta, it's only the junta itself that gets a say; everyone lower down must follow orders (even the ones involving atrocities, in that case. The West is weird for exempting something).

    That said, yeah, America isn't looking so good these days.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    It never did. It was founded on genocide and slavery.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

    Yes, .ml person. I'm sure you believe that. And also that North Korea is better, somehow. 'Nuff said.

    Edit: Clearly, the username is ironic, with this much effort to get into a fight.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago*

    If you don't believe that both the US and Canada were founded on unspeakable genocide (which inspired the holocaust BTW) and slavery you are delusional. North Korea (for all its faults) was founded by those who resisted and fought the genocidal oppressors. Read a damn book.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Canada and America are bound bu the NATO agreement. Under American law that makes any order to attack Canada not a legal order. Any military officer who abides by that order commits an offense under American law. That is why it is 'preposterous'. That was a factually correct term, not his opinion.

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