Our nation’s rules of military engagement are unraveling, and the consequences for our service members and our moral standing could not be more serious. As a retired Army officer, Vietnam veteran and lifelong Republican, I feel duty-bound to voice my alarm at this administration’s reckless and increasingly lawless approach to the use of military force.

From including a civilian reporter in a classified group chat to authorizing unprovoked military actions in the Caribbean , this administration’s behavior would be unacceptable at any time and should be especially intolerable to those who have served. With four years on active duty and two decades in the reserves, I can state plainly that these decisions betray poor judgment, disregard for law and a dangerous erosion of discipline.

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