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Originally Posted by Carno
Or it may also be that nobody gives a shit about meticulously prepared posts because nobody comes here to be swayed or to learn anything. As far as I can tell, people just come to Politics to shout while simultaneously holding their hands over their ears (so to speak).
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Agreed.
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Originally Posted by Carno
In any case though, the conduct unbecoming charges were filed because of comments that Watada made during interviews, not because he refused to fight. The charges were that Watada made statements that dishonored the US Army.
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Yes, and allowing expert witnesses to be called to support Watada's claims would have been the correct defense for the charges, but they were not allowed. Had they been allowed to testify as to the reasonable nature of his assertions, the charges would have had to been dropped. That would have created a military precedence for speaking out publicly against the war.