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Originally Posted by SEO Expert
Sounds like the officer is not sure if Obama is a legitimate president and wants proof.
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Legit request for any civilian or political leadership. But it's a slippery slope for any officer or enlisted man to use whatever they feel is questionable election, like the 2000 election. The only time a officer or enlisted man can question his or her leadership is when moral issues, of things like life and death, are in question. That's still a tough call since many in ranks don't know all the details of their orders and the greater good. If I am a rifleman being order to cut down a bunch of kids, sure its my obligation to say no. If I am a Fire control officer and I am about lob a 1000lb missile into a defenseless village, I have to question it. But really, a surgeon doesn't have much leg to stand on. At the end of the day he won't be convicted of disobeying the President but his CO. Who is, without a doubt, legit.
BTW, did anyone noticed that this story broke on April First.