The worst part is that most of the guys doing this enlisted AFTER the initial invasion of Iraq. They had to have known it was at least a possibility they would go to Iraq. We have a volunteer military.
This guy is a straight punk. > -----Original Message----- > From: Crow T. Robot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 9:05 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Tim, what's your thoughts on this? > > I think if given a dishonorable discharge, the public would humiliate > him enough to make his life hell. Or even better, make him sign up for > another 8 years of service and let his fellow servicemen come up with > their own discipline. > > It's just sad that when the country called on you to do your duty, you > chickened out. It's a damn shame and extremely disrespectful of the men > and women who died doing what they signed up for. > > Nick McClure wrote: > > My name ain't Tim, but I think this guy should be kicked in the ass, > then > > the court martial. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 8:49 AM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: Tim, what's your thoughts on this? > >> > >> US army officer refuses deployment to Iraq > >> > >> WASHINGTON (AFP) - A young US army officer could face court martial > >> after refusing to obey orders to prepare for deployment to Iraq, > >> claiming the war is illegal, his supporters said. > >> > >> Lieutenant Ehren Watada, 28, was confined to his base of Fort Lewis, in > >> the northwest state of Washington, and restricted from communications > >> with anyone outside but his lawyer, according to people in Watada's > >> support committee. > >> > >> They said he was the first US military officer to refuse orders to go > to > >> Iraq. > >> > >> Watada's mother Carolyn Ho called his refusal an "act of patriotism." > >> > >> "As an officer, he believes it is his duty to disobey illegal orders," > >> she told AFP, adding that they had argued over his decision and that he > >> was influenced by questions about the US government's reasons for > >> invading Iraq. > >> > >> > >> > >> How are the orders illegal exactly? > >> -- > >> ~~~ Ray Champagne :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~ > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:210100 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
