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To: Suma who wrote (22423)12/9/2004 10:21:23 AM
From: longnshort  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 90947
 
So you think it's ok for a soldier to decide what war he should fight in? Hey WW 2 FDR lied to us, why fight?



To: Suma who wrote (22423)12/9/2004 10:25:29 AM
From: Alan Smithee  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 90947
 
These are Marines... Army ... all branches of the service.
Their biggest reason... we were lied to about WMD and that they don't feel Iraq did anything to us. They said if it were Afghanistan and OBL it would be different.


I am distressed that members of the military feel that their questioning of our government's foreign policy decisions forms a basis for violating their oath of office (i.e., oath of alliegance to this country) and deserting.

People willing to do so had no business being in the military in the first place and more likely deserve a nice cell in a medium security prison somewhere.

And again, CBS? Do you really find CBS to be a credible purveyor of facts?



To: Suma who wrote (22423)12/9/2004 10:37:02 AM
From: Oeconomicus  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 90947
 
I hope they don't expect pardons like Carter gave Vietnam draft-dodgers. If you sign up, you don't get to say "I don't like the decisions being made for me, so I quit." The military isn't like any old job. To these guys I say, "enjoy your stay in Levenworth."

BTW, I seriously doubt that 5500 figure. Sounds like another SeeBS fabrication. You notice they offered no basis or source for that "estimate"?