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To: Sully- who wrote (79065)	10/20/2004 12:29:06 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793895

There are circumstances under which the order may be refused. The bare fact that one thinks he might die doing it is not such a circumstance. I have seen none of the circumstances (I might consider acceptable) so far in the press presentatation of this case. A vehicle needing maintenance is not justification. A soldier's opinion that he does not have sufficient security or back up is not justification. War is a tough business. The only thing that makes me still wonder about some extra-ordinary circumstance is that the troops allegedly refusing the order are not in pre-trial confinement. That alone makes me believe there is more to this story, and I have no idea what it may be. If there is nothing else to the story, the soldiers involved should be placed in the stockade ASAP and get a General Court-Martial. uw