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Old 05-04-2008, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by redphish View Post
Soldiers can't pick and choose which orders they follow unless the order is illegal. Furthermore, soldiers can't start or end a war. That decision lies soley with the government. Blaming soldiers for decisions that they cannot change is ridiculus.
Yea, they can actually. There were soldiers (some that had been in the military for years and were highly decorated) that stepped down before the invasion of Iraq and plainly said, "No."

But if what you say is true, then how smart is it to give your body over to the whim of the government?

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