Reply #171: I would hope no American has to contemplate a stint

[FM Arouet666]

even yourself. As a physician I will be next in line in the so called "medical draft." My position is most troubling. As a pacifist I am faced with supporting the Holocaust in Iraq as a military officer, which I find morally abhorrent, or supporting our troops and providing needed medical expertise to the innocent Iraqi civilians trapped in this conflagration. So, you see, the stance that those called to war are to be scorned, is a bit more complex. To be honest, I have no idea what I will do. As I mentioned, taking the moral high ground is not that easy. I have three options, report as ordered, stand my ground, or flee this country. Unless you are faced with this dilemma, I think it would hard to pass judgment on those troops sent to slaughter.