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[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Based on reports that generals are considering it a truly illegal order to attack Greenland or an ally I’m fairly certain Iran and a few South American countries are going to be sacrificed instead

So if anyone was wondering where the line for an illegal order was it’s probably here, attacking Greenland/NATO

That being said there is still a chance of anything happening so we obviously can never be comfortable

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 17 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

I assume there is no line for an illegal order, since Trump has purged military leaders who don't think Trump's word is law.

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Which also means that all the smart military leaders were replaced by idiots who probably couldn't come up with a strategy for anything more complex than a tic tac toe game.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 8 points 17 hours ago

Yep. I love how people keep thinking there's still a rule of law in the US.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Stalin 1939 vibes.

[–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 4 points 23 hours ago

The only certainty is that after Venezuela with 0 repercussions they now got the taste for it.