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Originally Posted by JinnKai
I hate Bush, his war, and his policies.
But if you sign up to join the military you don't just decide you want to leave. You signed up to fight and kill people, here or elsewhere. It's the same bloody thing. War is never pretty, and you AGREE to kill people for your country when you sign up.
If you don't like it, don't sign up. The "better life blah blah blah" sounded like a sob story for sympathy.
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Other than the "hatred" aspect mentioned here, I completely agree. I dislike the Bush administration, but I don't hate them. It's too strong a sentiment for me.
That said, anyone in the military today knows full well that they could be going to war. The draft ended a long time ago, and we've had an all-volunteer military for a generation. While I feel sorry for Mr. Keys, he did know what he was getting into when he signed up. Simply not showing up is a grave disservice to his comrades and the country, and he deserves to be punished.