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Offline DREDger

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« on: February 06, 2007, 12:11:18 PM »
The military accuses 1st Lt. Ehren Watada, 28, of Honolulu, of refusing to ship out with his unit and conduct unbecoming an officer for accusing the Army of war crimes and denouncing the administration for conducting an "illegal war" founded on "lies."

I have to wonder what this guy was thinking when he joined the army in the first place.  The president sends troops, the congress even authorized it, what part of following orders doesn't he understand.

Hope he has to break big rocks in Levenworth.

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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2007, 12:26:25 PM »
kansas is flat, no big rox there

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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2007, 12:36:41 PM »
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[BI have to wonder what this guy was thinking when he joined the army in the first place.  [/B]


his recruiter talked about great career, good pay, free education, retirement after 20 yrs, free medical for life.

nobody said anything about going to WAR. :O

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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2007, 01:12:54 PM »
not too far from the truth John.   some people cant see past the ends of the noses...

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« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2007, 01:22:39 PM »
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not too far from the truth John.   some people cant see past the ends of the noses...


Then maybe it's better that their gene pool is stopped. :D

DO NOT take me seriously on that.
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« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2007, 03:15:58 PM »
Perhaps you all should acquaint yourselves with the findings of the Nuremberg trials.  The only thing keeping Bush et. al. from a court room is the fact that might makes right currently in the world.

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« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2007, 03:31:53 PM »
Perhaps you all should acquaint yourselves with the findings of the Nuremberg trials. The only thing keeping Bush et. al. from a court room is the fact that might makes right currently in the world.

I see, so you are now comparing our government with the Nazi's :aok

You have the right to be against the war, protest it, write your congressman, whatever.

What you don't have the right to do is be in the military and not follow orders, unless those orders unlawful, ie executing prisoners, civilians.  This Lt. was not being ordered to do that, he is being ordered to deploy with his unit to Iraq.  

He has choices, he could have not joined the military and taken a paycheck, which he has.  He could apply for concientious objector, which he has not.  What you say up there is crap.

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« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2007, 03:32:21 PM »
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his recruiter talked about great career, good pay, free education, retirement after 20 yrs, free medical for life.

nobody said anything about going to WAR. :O


You forgot the condo's :rofl

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« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2007, 05:13:48 PM »
Kansas has many rocks. Even if they didn't they could import some without much trouble.

This idiot deserves some serious prison time.
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« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2007, 06:25:53 PM »
Even if Kansas didnt have rocks,  we have the technology to make rocks.  So He could make the rocks, then break them up, and then make them again.  could keep him real busy for say 20 years? :cool:

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« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2007, 06:34:55 PM »
I've lived in Kansas for 48 years.  We have rocks.  We have flat areas.  We have hills and valleys.  They are just not big enough to be mountains.  If this guy would happen to run out of rocks, we happen to  have highways too, so trucks could bring some in.
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« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2007, 06:35:36 PM »
Let him work in the fields and do the job that REAL Americans don't want to do,  
since it seems that he does not believe in this country.  But first they will have to brainwash him and make him forget how to speak English.
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« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2007, 07:00:44 PM »
Well, they may have rocks in Kansas, but I don't think anyone in the USDB will be breaking any....sorry to disappoint :)
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« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2007, 07:20:36 PM »
you could build a conveyor belt to bring in rocks from the Rockies to kansas.

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« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2007, 07:29:55 PM »
I could respect him if he plead guilty. In other words, take his lumps and not try to hide behind wether he thought the war was "illegal" or not. Thats not a call that a junior officer gets to make, and he knew that when he signed up. I have no sympathy for those that sign on the dotted line and then complain the military wants to send them into combat, its not a social club. Dont join the army if you might be offended by what they do with you. In any case, there is no chance he will be aquitted, and a smart legal counsel should have told him that. He would have been better to just fall on his sword and beg the courts mercy than make them go through a trial, but I get the feeling it was his call.
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