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Originally Posted by hulk
I don't get it. People here are going on about how he chose to be in the army, right? Well, why the hell can't he chose to leave? If I'm not mistaken, soldiers designated to go to Iraq can't quit until thier TOD is up, yes? That sounds like close enough to a draft to me.
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Because that is not how it works simply enough and never has worked that way in the modern military. They are being paid to do a job. They signed up to get some benefits and the second they disagree with something they should be allowed to leave? It doesn't take much to realize that something as demanding as a military organization wouldn't WORK if it was just "hey...you can leave now if you want".
BTW the cowardess comes in not because he doesn't want to kill civilians but in the fact he made a commitment to the military and more importantly his buddies in the field. If he wanted to leave fine...take the punishment for doing so. Instead what does he do? He leaves his friends in his unit that could use a trained guy watching their back in a firefight. He leaves his country that he swore an oath to protect. He leaves his family. And he leaves his daughter to live in a place where he might never get to see her ever again. THAT is a coward.