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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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Your ignorance is comical. He signed a LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT. He cannot just up and leave whenever he wants to. And that is nothing like a draft. He VOLUNTEERED to fight in the US Army. He was not forced, he signed the contract and he should have known what that contract said.
Soldiers are there to kill. They are there to fight wars and to kill and to die. They are not there to debate ethics or morals. They get an order, and they follow it. It's as simple as that. I find it extremely strange why some of you think that a soldier has rights. Soldiers basically sign their life away when they volunteer for the military. They no longer have a say in what they do, they only do what they are told. And if you have a problem with that, fine, but just know that's the way it is right now, and those soldiers who run to other countries are cowards. You cannot deny that. There are other way to object to combat, yet he took the easy, illegal way out. He should be punished as severely as possible.
Whether you may think it is right or wrong, that is how it is. That is how it has to be, in order to have an effective fighting force. If you think otherwise, you don't know much about the military.