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Pentagon officials discussing how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders (edition.cnn.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/politics

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

These guys thinking they'll still have jobs where they can do something about his orders.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

If it gets serious they can always pull a JFK and hope for the best.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why can't intelligence just destroy all their offices. Those in charge should know they aren't going to keep their job so why not make the next people in charge have to rebuild all of their shit

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Because the average human is really bad at integrating drastic changes to the status quo

[+] [email protected] -14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This is like asking the guard dog in a security parking lot if it will take orders from the new owner.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not really, these are other humans, hell the Intel agencies hate him as he got operatives killed.

[+] [email protected] -6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

sure, and he will again, that's the gig, they will by and large, do whatever the orange baboon says, and deal with neuremberg later

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You don't know how to protest in a professional environment. Institutional friction will help reduce a lot of dumb shit getting through.

[–] Captainvaqina 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's like a traitor giving illegitimate orders to the intelligence agencies that he already betrayed and murdered members of.

Actually it's not like, it's exactly what is.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

that's exactly what it is, and they will have the choice, quit (which is the safest), refuse (which is the least safe personally), or just go along with it (which is what the vast majority will end up doing)

[–] phdepressed 9 points 2 weeks ago

Quitting means they'll just be replaced with someone who will go along with it. So personal circumstances aside the best way is sabotage. Some form of following rules "to the letter" that results in delays and ineffective work.