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Mark Kelly: “Members of the military have a responsibility to follow all…”

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

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Senator Mark Kelly on Stoicism, Space, and Staying Calm Under Pressure

Published | Video Starts at 52:43

Like, is this the, you know, right thing to do that's different than the, the situation that myself and five my colleagues were outlining? Right. You know, to, you know, troops about illegal orders or unlawful orders. Members of the military have a responsibility to follow all lawful orders, you know, written down in the law of war manual and in the ucmj. You do not follow illegal orders. Those are the things that are obvious to troops, sailors, soldiers, marines, that are obviously against the law. (52:43–52:52)

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Asserts that military members must follow lawful orders as per the law of war manual and UCMJ.

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