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No I am saying that the opening statment “Then they want to throw him to the dogs for doing what they sent him to do in the first place” isnt true
As an a side arguably the stae of ISrael does have a right to make and enforce laws that are againt “normative halacha”. Much like a melech does this is especially true when it comes to an army where even many who dont recognize the medina as having a din “malchus” allow for some leeway for national defense.
See Hilchos medina volumes 1-3