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

submitted 11 months ago by Dju@lemmy.world to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

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[–] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 38 points 11 months ago

[–] Bookmeat@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Zirconium@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months 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

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

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

[+] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca -13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] femtech@midwest.social 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 25 points 11 months ago (2 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.

[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 10 points 11 months 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@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months 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.

[–] dontgooglefinderscult 1 points 11 months ago

They're legitimate orders. And more dead intelligence agents is a good thing for everyone. It's like a bull in a genocide shop. It's be terrible if the shop sold anything good, but luckily the damage it does is a net positive for the world.