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2. A downside of an all-volunteer military --

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 01:01 PM

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weeds out the critical thinkers.

And/or we really need to do a better job of teaching the Contitution in our schools.

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Problem: Our Military has already been following illegal orders [View all] ThoughtCriminal Tuesday OP

A downside of an all-volunteer military -- snot Tuesday #2

It was mostly draftees who fought in Vietnam Kaleva Tuesday #4

What authority has determined them to be illegal? Kaleva Tuesday #3

interwebz people WarGamer Tuesday #5

Do you disagree with the characterization? dpibel Tuesday #8

Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes Brenda Tuesday #16

It's a puzzler, innit? dpibel Wednesday #22

Not really. Brenda Wednesday #23

Trrump purged the JAGs ThoughtCriminal Tuesday #6

And ethics. twodogsbarking Tuesday #9

Congressman Jason Crow, for one. Brenda Tuesday #12

If you have plain language in treaties and precedent you moniss Tuesday #13

It makes me very sad to say it, but you're probably right FakeNoose Tuesday #10

They would be prosecuted for war crimes... MuirHero Tuesday #15

You have a lot of faith in the American public. maxsolomon Tuesday #18

Strawmen Brenda Tuesday #19

Yes, he is. The truth hurts... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #21

Major General Smedley Butler: War is a racket. Ping Tung Wednesday #24