If the lesson of Nuremberg was that soldiers must disobey illegal orders, then did the US ever

[closeupready]

incorporate that lesson into its basic training? And if not, why not?

[JonQ]

1. It's my understanding that they do

there are legitimate reasons to disobey orders.

Although it's not encouraged that soldiers do it lightly, for obvious reasons.

[madrchsod]

2. yes it is.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. Its an integral part of training and has been fior years

[closeupready]

4. Thanks for the responses. I ask because this morning,

I was watching a youtube 'confession' from a guy who had been in Iraq and told of these horrible things they did, and I thought to myself, fuck all the neocons who got us in there, but also, how can it be said that 'they are absolved', those who did these things with their own hands? I mean, even if they confess openly to it, that doesn't make it okay.

[90-percent]

5. Nuremberg

I think the Nuremberg Principles still apply to the little people.

However, they no longer apply to all the people in the chain of command that give the orders. They can do and order what ever the fuck they want without fear of recrimination.

-90% jimmy