[Mr Rogers]

As an aside, do you have ANY doubt whatsoever that Afghanistan is part of our national policy, regardless of who is in office, back by every President & presidential candidate and significant majorities in Congress?

If it is a legitimate part of our national defense policy, then Lakin could find a different order to disobey. He could refuse to cut his hair, because the regulations requiring it are grounded in the CINC. He could refuse PCS orders, or go AWOL (which would be more intellectually consistent).

But refuse to deploy to Afghanistan?????????

[Seizethecarp]

“As an aside, do you have ANY doubt whatsoever that Afghanistan is part of our national policy, regardless of who is in office, back by every President & presidential candidate and significant majorities in Congress?”

No, and neither does Lakin.

As Lakin explained, his conscience is troubled by Obama’s intentional obstruction of discovery of his HI vital records, not by the US policy regarding Afghanistan.

Let's see how Lakin’s strategy of attempting to force Obama’s hand works out either in a court of law or in the court of public opinion.