IOW, if Joseph Stalin told the chain of command to go to war with Iran, every order down the chain of command would be independent of Stalin and would thus be lawful - as long as Joseph Stalin took an oath of office to be POTUS.
Right? That’s what she said?
“Right? That’s what she said?”
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Well, that’s a little closer. I believe that what she said was, essentially, if your commanding officer gives you an order, and it’s not an order to commit an explicitly illegal act, you have to obey it, regardless of who the President is.