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Originally posted by aways
***I'm sure that he speaks for more on the left than will admit it (as the author himself implies). The only question is how many more. He apparently speaks for Rodeo...
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Your turn to breathe. I said I liked
most of the piece, and even quoted the part I agreed with the most: Our troops should have "hospitals, pensions, mental health and a safe, immediate return."
I disagree, because I know what it's like in the military, with the writer’s claim that somehow the troops are morally responsible if they carry out a lawful order to do something we might find morally wrong. If you receive a lawful order, you follow that order. Period.
Now, you want to have an interesting discussion that will really get your panties in a knot?
How about the kid that is going down to the recruiting station today to volunteer for Iraq? Assume that he or she knows that more than 80% of Iraqis don't want us in their country to "spread democracy," but wants to go there anyway.
How do you feel about that kid, joining today and knowing what we know?