If he gives me an order which doesn't meet that test, I have a duty to step up and resign and tell the world why I'm resigning.
William Cohen: “If he gives me an order which doesn't meet that test, I have a duty to step up and resign and tell the world why I'm…”
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Cohen emphasizes the duty of military leaders to resign if given illegal or unethical orders.
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We're watching the slow, or I'd say even rapid dissolution of democracy under his hands. He is doing it day after day.
He has given away secrets in the past, he will do so in the future. And this case, here, he is being given the benefit of the doubt. How much more evidence do we need of his misbehavior?
Democracy in that sense, worked with the people, spoke out and said, no. You'll work with a system democracy, it can be messy but dictatorships are a menace.
He has indicated he'd like to be a dictator on day one. He's indicated publicly in the past he would like to have my generals. He's indicated throughout that his administration he puts a premium on loyalty, not to the Constitution, but to…





