Let's deal with the facts first, even though the facts matter, not one I owe to the President of the United States or any of the Republicans who are disgustingly supporting this evil behavior. Here's the facts. Under the Uniform Code of Military justice, it is a legal and ethical obligation to refuse unlawful orders. obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Okay? So that's the fact. And this goes back to Nuremberg, when the Nuremberg Tribunal hanged German commanders, Nazi commanders who tried to defend themselves by saying, I was just following orders. (00:18–00:34)
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Asserts that military personnel are legally and ethically obligated to refuse unlawful orders.
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