The advocates said it was important to draw a distinction between the personal political preferences of service members, many if not most of whom voted for Trump last November, and the higher principle that military personnel should not get involved in politics or politically motivated missions that blur lines of responsibility with civilian agencies

I’m not seeing much principle on this assignment, fignuts.

To the marines, though, “cover me” meant open fire immediately, which they did, unloading more than 200 M16 rounds into a house where the police had a tip about a possible domestic abuser. By sheer luck, nobody was hurt.

That was 1992, not now. But it shows what a poor fit our military is for policing. What a mess.

I imagine they'll feel a lot worse after shooting civvies.

But they'll get over it.

Two my my sister's friends are Marines that were deployed to LA. They're very upset over it

This is why standing armies should be abolished from the planet.

Defecting is the morally sound option here

If anyone here is active duty/reservist/national guard, remember:

Disobey illegal orders. If you obey an illegal order, you will be held responsible in a court martial when the day comes. The officers who ordered it will not be held responsible, if history is to be a guide. Punishment will only fall directly on the shoulders of the lower enlisted ranks and their NCOs.

the troops expect to be stationed, or fighting in another country, not against thier own country.