[sheltonmac]

Forgive me if I sound narrow-minded, but I have never understood how one can swear an oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States" and then willingly obey the orders of those "domestic" enemies of the Constitution in Washington. Shouldn't the oath take precedence over the whim of some politician?

[rdb3]

Shouldn't the oath take precedence over the whim of some politician?

Go ahead. Be enlisted and try it. Watch what happens.

[armymarinedad]

Shouldn't the oath take precedence over the whim of some politician?

It does. That is why they go when sent. The military doesn't decide when to go to war. Under the Constitution the politicians we elect do. They are just following the Constitution. So don't blame the soldiers or the politicians. We elect them so the blame is in our mirrors.