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Originally Posted by Kazuaki Shimazaki II
Yes. The oath does not say "all enemies, foreign and domestic, as designated by your boss" or any other similar thing - it says "all enemies", and since you are taking the oath personally, yes, your best individual judgment is being demanded on this affair..
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I would pay more attention to the last part of the Oath, its just as long as the first and just as specific:
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and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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It does
not say "I will obey all orders based on how I feel they should be carried out based on my individual judgment."
I wonder what the UCMJ says about what he did...
Here it is Section 904 Article 104...
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AIDING THE ENEMY
Any person who--
(1) aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things; or
(2) without proper authority, knowingly harbors or protects or gives intelligence to or communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy, either directly or indirectly;
shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial or military commission may direct.
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