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August 23, 2006
Putting the Iraq War on Trial
This Time.com story is interesting. A soldier is facing court martial becuase he refused his deployment to Iraq on the grounds that the war being fought there is illegal. Apparently this is a new tack. It seems most often people have a change of heart, religion, conviction, etc. that sends them pacifist, or something like that. Not this guy. (He still supports the war in Afghanistan.) It's about the legality of the Iraq debacle. I don't see how they are ever going to rule on the legality of this war, particularly considering this country's reticence to consider international law as of late, but apparently it's enough to make military higher-ups sweat. I guess if this plebe's thoughts and motives are approved judicially, commanding officers fear many will follow. Said one officer, "It's just dangerous in our Army to allow that to happen." Uh, duh. However, I've seen first-hand how the military brainwashes people, so I don't think a large scale mutiny in Iraq will happen. People reprogrammed into killing machines have little capability of thinking for themselves once they get through some time in uniform. This might prove interesting to follow though.
Posted by mattalexander at August 23, 2006 8:36 PM
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i read that article the other day too...it will be interesting to see where it all goes. for some reason it left me feeling a little hopeless. on a completely different note - did you know that ROB CORDRY IS LEAVING THE DAILY SHOW??? boo!!!
Posted by: big dub at August 24, 2006 7:16 PM
