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I don't think that the Constituion enters into the picture at all, which is why I was surprised by your claim. Surely you base it on something? One particular Article of the Constituion? One certain clause? I was curious as to which one.

I've put in many years with the military and I've been faced with orders that left me scratching my head, but I followed them. They were lawful orders given by people placed in a position of authority over me, and I was duty bound to carry them out to the best of my ability. I swore an oath to do just that. Michael New did, too. Michael New got it into his head that the order to serve with the UN forces was illegal. Michael New was wrong, and it took a Court Martial about 20 minutes to come to that conclusion. Michael New should suck it up, take it like a man, and get on with his life. To use the hoary old military expression, if Michael New is looking for sympathy then he'll find it in the dictionary between sh*t and Syphilis.

To use the hoary old military expression, if Michael New is looking for sympathy then he'll find it in the dictionary between sh*t and Syphilis.

You're command of the English language is truly breathtaking.

One particular Article of the Constituion? One certain clause? I was curious as to which one.

"U.S. Constitution - Section 9, Clause 3: No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another state, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit delay."

Many folks believe the UN is a "foreign power." It certainly is not a domestic power.