Orders given at My Lai were illegal orders, not in concert with existing Rules of Engagement.  That's why they all went to jail afterwards.  

Ah, messenger shooting, is it?  22+ years in the AF, so I know the military end of the business cold.  Since you want to play this game, so like what is Havelock's expertise in things military?  Better yet, what is yours?

Final thought for those of you with dreams of a military coup against President Trump, you might want to read the following two columns.  Cheers - 

https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2017/07/31/the-military-coup-against-donald-trump-of-2018-part-1-n2362183

https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2017/08/01/the-military-coup-against-donald-trump-of-2018-part-2-n2362194