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[–] Oknatora 6 points 0 points (+6|-6) ago 

Downvoat away ladies and gents, but as a Veteran of the USMC, he deserves to be discharged and I support the Army's decision on this one.

The moment Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, or Flyboys choose what command they want to obey, that is the day we no longer have a military. What happened to the boy and mother is awful, but it's a political issue between nations and not a white knight scenario where someone attacks someone in a cause they support because there is no line on what is right and wrong and if everyone chose to fight for what they believed in, we'd all be dead.

People need to look at the bigger picture here.

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[–] Gake_The_Cake 0 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago 

There isn't a point in having a military if what we protect is exactly everything we're against.

I could understand your point of view if it weren't for the fact that he was, in the first place, ordered not to report it. Also, I think you're forgetting something very important here.

It was his duty as a soldier of the United States Military to disobey that order. If he would have obeyed it then he would be directly disobeying a far higher order: his oath to his country.

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[–] Oknatora 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

This incident was not an unlawful order to his country. This incident had occurred elsewhere, off American soil, and does not involve America personally. There is noting unlawful with disregarding what another country's people do.

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[–] AssaultMonkey 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

As a veteran of the US Navy, orders to ignore abuses and illegal acts are unlawful and should not be followed. However, he still illegally assaulted a man, and should face consequences for that. The chain of command failed to properly address the rape issues and THAT it's the real harm to our military.

If our military disintegrates it will be because the upper echelons failed us and left the enlisted no choice but to disobey orders.

Summary: unlawful orders to permit sexual abuse should not be followed, but assault is still illegal.

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[–] Oknatora 3 points -3 points (+0|-3) ago 

As I mentioned before, there is nothing unlawful of what the solider was ordered to do. He was not ordered to rape a boy.

Sure you can say ethics and moral code, but when you sign the contract you give up all rights and freedom as a person.

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[–] newuser12345 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

As a Veteran of the USMC as well, id say you are a bag of shit.

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[–] bubbleki 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Political issues make child rape okay ladies and gentleman. I've heard it all now.