One thing that will be of interest to watch tonight is that if Trump gives the order to destroy bridges and power plants tonight, will pilots obey the order? It's one thing to destroy a bridge or power plant with significant military value; it's quite another to destroy "every" bridge and power plant across Iran. That's clearly a war crime.
All USAF and Navy pilots are officers, and as such are well aware of the prohibition against following illegal orders. So will they "just follow orders" or refuse? If a significant number refuse, that would be an incredible reproach to Trump, Hegseth, Trumpism, and Republicans generally.
Another possibility is that some pilots have told their senior officers that they would not obey tonight's illegal order, if given. That would be a huge deal, perhaps a first in US history, and would force Trump to back down. Stay tuned.
Dear Rachel. We are all like you - we have no idea of what is going to happen @ 8 p.m. EDT. I know what should happen: Trump should be apprehended by the military, secret service, or FBI for the commission of war crimes and the threat of additional crimes against humanity. When Hitler threatened to level Paris and turn what was left of Germany into a wasteland, proclaiming that is what the German Volk deserved since it proved their unfitness, it was the military that refused his orders, saving Paris and preserving what was left of Germany. Is it proper to say that the Wehrmacht leadership had more courage and integrity than the US military and law enforcement organizations? I hope not. It's time to realize that the American civic guardrails have failed. We have reached the line of demarcation. Remove Trump by whatever means necessary.
One thing that will be of interest to watch tonight is that if Trump gives the order to destroy bridges and power plants tonight, will pilots obey the order? It's one thing to destroy a bridge or power plant with significant military value; it's quite another to destroy "every" bridge and power plant across Iran. That's clearly a war crime.
All USAF and Navy pilots are officers, and as such are well aware of the prohibition against following illegal orders. So will they "just follow orders" or refuse? If a significant number refuse, that would be an incredible reproach to Trump, Hegseth, Trumpism, and Republicans generally.
Another possibility is that some pilots have told their senior officers that they would not obey tonight's illegal order, if given. That would be a huge deal, perhaps a first in US history, and would force Trump to back down. Stay tuned.
Donald got what he always wanted: THE ENTIRE WORLD AND EVERYONE IN IT IS TALKING ABOUT HIM.
Dear Rachel. We are all like you - we have no idea of what is going to happen @ 8 p.m. EDT. I know what should happen: Trump should be apprehended by the military, secret service, or FBI for the commission of war crimes and the threat of additional crimes against humanity. When Hitler threatened to level Paris and turn what was left of Germany into a wasteland, proclaiming that is what the German Volk deserved since it proved their unfitness, it was the military that refused his orders, saving Paris and preserving what was left of Germany. Is it proper to say that the Wehrmacht leadership had more courage and integrity than the US military and law enforcement organizations? I hope not. It's time to realize that the American civic guardrails have failed. We have reached the line of demarcation. Remove Trump by whatever means necessary.