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Mark Kelly: “A reasonable person can tell something that is legal and…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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Mark Kelly says troops 'can tell' what orders are illegal amid Pentagon probe

Published | Video Starts at 05:42

It's a tremendous amount of burden on officers in the military. But that is their responsibility, and they can figure out, you know, A reasonable person can tell something that is legal and something that is illegal. So would you refuse these specific orders to strike drug boats if you were still in uniform? Well, the difference between the initial strike and what is being reported, you know, as a second strike, and those things are different. (05:42–05:48)

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