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Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] Futterbinger@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

You misunderstand. Dilemma is not in quotes because the moral decision is the obvious choice. Dilemma is in quotes because US military officers opposed to committing war crimes is the exception, not the rule. The war crimes will be committed enthusiastically.