Quote Originally Posted by Keba
a soldier may only refuse to commit an illegal order, not one that he considers morally wrong, but yes.
Under law yes, in practice no. If hypothetically I, an Iraqi soldier knowingly executed (innocent) Kurdish civilians, despite it being legal under Iraq's laws at the time, would I be hanging today along with Saddam? I think the answer is yes. People have a bad habit of making retro-active laws, often on grounds of morality - see Saddam Hussein. I've yet to see anyone actually show that he did anything *illegal* under Iraqi law at the time, yet he's dead now.