Retired Major General Paul Eaton Issues A Chilling Warning

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58. What, then, does the term "commander in chief" actually mean?

Are you saying that if the POTUS asks for a resignation from an officer in the US military, that officer can refuse? I don't think so. If that were the case, then the US is already too close to a military dictatorship. If Trump, as a sitting president, were to tell an officer he wanted that officer gone and that officer refused, what would prevent Trump from simply finding an officer that would remove them? Physically arrested if required.

We're about to see normal rules and customs sorely challenged in ways we've never experienced. Unless its nailed down it's going to be swept away. What I've noticed over the last 8 years is that there were no nails used on most things we all thought were secure. What the hell makes anyone think the pentagon will be any different? Do they live in another world with a different chain of command and constitution?

What happens when there is no line between good order and insubordination? When following a direct order means going against the good of the nation?