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You need to familiarize yourself with the term combatant commander.

Oh you mean, this?? "CCDRs reported directly to the United States Secretary of Defense, and through him to the President of the United States."
link to Ask.com definition of combatant commander
Thanks. That reinforces my point.

Really? Please show me the "White House directive" that ordered Lakin to do anything.

No problem: "President Barack Obama authorized an additional 17,000 troops to "surge" into Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom in February ..."
Link to Air Force story
Two of Lakin's orders were in support of OEF.

Again, "combatant commander" is going to help you a whole bunch.

It did, thanks for falling on the sword for me.

Back to Lakin, how do you feel about him perjuring himself when he swore under oath that his orders to deploy were lawful? Has he exposed himself to even more charges, in your birther mind?

The judge declared his orders to be lawful. Whether she was accurate or not, it appears he was using that as a basis for his statement and not necessarily his personal beliefs which he was incorrectly told to be irrelevant To say otherwise could have potentially put him in contempt of court.

"The judge declared his orders to be lawful. Whether she was accurate or not, it appears he was using that as a basis for his statement and not necessarily his personal beliefs which he was incorrectly told to be irrelevant To say otherwise could have potentially put him in contempt of court."
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Quite the contrary. The purpose of the Care inquiry is for the accused to persuade the judge that he is guilty of the charges. He must do it under oath and explain how all of the elements of the charges apply to his actions.

If he fails to make a convincing case establishing his own guilt, he is not in contempt of court. The judge simply enters a "not guilty" plea for him, and the trial continues.