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Rhiannon12866

(247,426 posts) Fri Nov 14, 2025, 06:59 AM Nov 14

Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful - PBS NewsHour

Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to U.S. cities have sparked a debate over their legality.

Amna Nawaz discussed more with Frank Rosenblatt, president of the National Institute of Military Justice, which runs The Orders Project. - Aired on 11/13/2025.

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Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful - PBS NewsHour (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Nov 14 OP

Blowing up people on small boats...., Lovie777 Nov 14 #1

The boasting is narcissism - 70sEraVet Nov 14 #3

Exactly. TomSlick Nov 14 #6

US military no longer has confidence in their commander in chief. Irish_Dem Nov 14 #2

Just yesterday I suggested that. Wonder Why Nov 14 #4

Excellent suggestion! There's something really wrong when the military has to consult attorneys Rhiannon12866 Nov 14 #5

Lovie777

(21,219 posts)

1. Blowing up people on small boats....,

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Nov 14, 2025, 07:18 AM

Nov 14

thousands of miles away from the USA without evidence, and boasting about it in my opinion is narcissism.

70sEraVet

(5,134 posts)

3. The boasting is narcissism -

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 14, 2025, 07:32 AM

Nov 14

The actual bombing is murder.

TomSlick

(12,816 posts)

6. Exactly.

Reply to 70sEraVet (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 14, 2025, 07:43 PM

Nov 14

Any person forwarding the orders or pulling the trigger should face court-martial.

We have taught service members for years that they have a duty to disobey unlawful orders. The question now is whether we were serious.