tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11256222.post111419206056698536..comments2013-06-29T14:58:37.109-06:00Comments on Musings from Baby Jail: American desertersJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592312983008232386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11256222.post-1114452793576678852005-04-25T12:13:00.000-06:002005-04-25T12:13:00.000-06:00You do have a point, although I think that in mode...You do have a point, although I think that in modern day America, the sentance "To serve and protect" has taken on a whole new meaning. I still maintain that the majority of people, especially younger people, who are in the american military knew what they were getting into. They did elect George W. Bush, for a second time in a row, if the American populace didnt want the war in Iraq, they certainly had the chance to change things.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01592312983008232386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11256222.post-1114450370343670792005-04-25T11:32:00.000-06:002005-04-25T11:32:00.000-06:00I don't think I could disagree with you more Jenn....I don't think I could disagree with you more Jenn.<BR/><BR/>People generally join the army to serve and protect their country. The war in Iraq clearly does not fulfill this goal. Indeed according to the U.N. the American occupation of Iraq is an illegal one.<BR/><BR/>Now in my opinion soldiers have a duty to be a conscientious objector when they are asked to follow orders that are unseemly. Otherwise we end up with things like the Holocaust or the prisoner abuse in Adu Ghiraib.<BR/><BR/>This is of course assuming that these soldiers are deserting as an objection against the war and not just because the army isn't fun anymore.<BR/><BR/>EmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com