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Miguelito Loveless

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2. Quite a few of Trump's orders are illegal

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:27 PM

12 hrs ago

While I can sympathize with the grunts not being law students, "I was just following orders" is not a defense for war crimes. And there is zero excuse for senior commanders. I do not, cannot, and will not support soldiers engaging in war crimes.

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