Military Leaders and Lawful Orders: Navigating Legal and Political Challenges
TL;DR
Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, the top lawyer for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, advised the military's top general that officers should consider retiring if faced with an unlawful order, highlighting a controversial approach to military ethics amid recent scrutiny of US military operations and legality issues.
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- Trump’s Handpicked Top General Took Legal Advice on Illegal Orders The Daily Beast
- Service members face a simple truth with complex consequences: Follow lawful orders, refuse unlawful ones Federal News Network
- Crawford bill would censure Democrats who asked military to disobey illegal orders The Arkansas Leader
- Attempts to intimidate lawmakers who talked of “illegal orders” is part of Trump’s ongoing efforts to silence his critics The London School of Economics and Political Science
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