President Donald Trump isn’t attending the dignified transfer of four American soldiers who died in Lithuania, because he has instead chosen to attend a Saudi-backed golf tournament at his country club in Doral, Florida.

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    18 hours ago

    Soldiers refusing to follow orders because they do not like the government? Sorry but that sounds delusional. Sure they might be slightly less harsh, but that is it.

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      9 hours ago

      It’s already happened, last time Trump was president. The Joint Chiefs told him no to his face.

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        7 hours ago

        What does that have to do with actual soldiers doing the dirty work? And isn’t he also replacing people left and right for the same reason?

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          Somebody has to give them orders. It’s not like it happens magically. And we’ve spent 70 years building an officer corps willing to tell presidents no. And at the lower levels I’m not going to deny he’ll find people willing to do his dirty work. The military is a reflection of society. But that works both ways and there’s a giant difference between a military willing to act as a whole and having to find people willing to follow orders.