[EDINVA]

There is an established protocol for addressing the man who occupies the office of POTUS. The addressing of the letter followed that protocol. Even those who do not believe Obama is Constitutionally eligible still address him as “Mr. President.” It’s just proper etiquette.

[jamese777]

There is an established protocol for addressing the man who occupies the office of POTUS. The addressing of the letter followed that protocol. Even those who do not believe Obama is Constitutionally eligible still address him as “Mr. President.” It’s just proper etiquette.

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By using that established protocol, Lakin self-incriminated.
However Lakin has actually only refused orders from his direct superior commissioned officer and that is who any court martial will focus on. There is still a chain of command in the military. Now if Secretary of Defense Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen or Commander of Central Command General Petraeus refused orders from Obama, we’d have something significant to talk about.