Reply #5: I remember

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I remember before the war began, seeing a general on tv saying that a war would MOST likely involve over a thousand dead American soldiers. Unless I'm mistaken, it was before the war was declared, when we weren't sure they were going to do it. This general said it would be at least that number, but I don't recall him getting much of a reaction.

Now we're at twice that number. I wonder how many other people remember that general giving us that warning, that the war would be FAR more costly than the first gulf war was. He said it, plain as day.

Then they wouldn't let the military use anywhere near the number of soldiers they said they needed. All in this, my perception is that they've ignored and disregarded virtually ALL the advice of the military, in this war.

This admin fairly well planned on the deaths of these soldiers. Every fucking one. Insert more curse words here. They knew this was going to happen better than we did, but unlike us, they had the power to NOT do it, our admin. They cost the soldiers their lives, by choice, for politics.

Leaders? This admin doesn't even follow very well, much less lead.

Far as I'm concerned, the only orders a military individual should be following are the words in the oath they took, which state clearly they should obey ONLY lawful orders. That means, the only ethical way to act is to follow the oath and refuse to participate in the illegal war in Iraq. Unfortunately, for ALL these soldiers, if this WAR is illegal, all their ACTIONS in it are illegal.

In all reality, and it sounds daft but I mean it, one day the soldiers might be charged for their actions. Here or abroad, one day they might be charged for war crimes. Seriously. The world will be looking for scapegoats, and what's been done in Iraq warrants legal action.

Will our government shield our soldiers from the law, later? Well, are they doing that right now? NO.

That's what really gets me about this war. Apart and aside from all the other issues about it, the soldiers are the one's that will pay the price for it. Whatever price there is to pay, internationally or at home, they're the ones that will pay.

All for following illegal orders. They ought to walk away from it and come home. Any way they can. It's my opinion, but I'd be lying if I said it was a humble opinion. I'm hateful over this.