In Reply to: Screw each and every single one of them posted by John EH on November 17, 2007 at 13:17:34:
Does being ordered to fight in an illegal war that hadn't started when you enlisted count as an illegal order?
There is a strong body of opinion that says that international wars of aggression are illegal (remember Nuremburg), and that the war in Iraq qualifies as such. I know this POV will never be tested in an American court, but it does give some moral authority to the decision to desert. There's more involved than just signing a contract.
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- You have a right to disobey an illegal order, right? - GliderGuider 11/19/0709:46:31 11/19/07 (0)