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reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 10:30 PM by desertdreamer
reply to post by mystiq




I understand what you are saying, I wish things were different for her and her family. we will just have to watch and see what happens.


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 02:09 AM by Shaker
Just a quick clarification, in the US military you sign up for 8 years regardless on your initial contract. However many years active and the remainder inactive reserve. Just semantics I suppose...

Now for my 2 cents...

The way I see it, the contract is just a legal agreement between the individual and the military... you agree to follow lawful orders of those above you in rank in return for certain benefits.

What most people don't do, is read the fine print of the contract. They tend to listen to the sugar coated stories the recruiters tell them and stare at the dollar signs waved in front of them...

Now on the first part above, is that you agree to follow lawful orders of those above you.... well as shown in many threads here on ATS, the legality of the Iraq war is in serious doubt. The conduct of some members of our military over there has been reprehensible. There are accusations of war crimes floating around. It's even been questioned if we're even "defending" America at all... You can find these topics with a quick search of ATS...

With that said she can make a case that the US government itself is breaking terms of the contract... I don't think the case would go very far... but still...


Still further along you take an oath of enlistment... where you swear to protect and defend the constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic... It can be argued that even then she (and technically all US military) has been forced to break the oath, which then causes the government itself to be an enemy....


Now.... this is assuming that both wars are wrong and illegal... however if the conspiracies are completely wrong then all this can be disregarded.

I sleep now. possibly edit tomorrow for content.


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 05:59 AM by jd140
Originally posted by muzzleflash
Originally posted by Shaker


The way I see it, the contract is just a legal agreement between the individual and the military... you agree to follow lawful orders of those above you in rank in return for certain benefits.



Its an ILLEGAL contract and someone ordering you to be a slave is a UNLAWFUL order.

Think about human rights for a second.

And if the US Govt was worth fighting for, they wouldnt need to make anyone sign anything and then threaten them to scare them into staying.

If they were worth dying for, men would go without signing anything and fight to the bitter end.

This is a fact.


It isn't an illegal contract and it isn't slavery. We sign a contract to provide a service for a certain period of time. In that time we are being paid well, given a nice place to live for free, extra money for food, extra money for clothing, a free education and once during your time in service you are given a choice to where you want to be stationed.

How is that slavery?

She was getting all of that and when the time came for her to do her duty she decided that she wanted to break her contract and not serve anymore. It does suck to be away from your family and I understand her not wanting to be away from them, but she owes a service she promised to provide.

Nobody threatens us to stay in. You are given the option to extend your contract. Most stay because of the free things that I mentioned. They don't take into the fact that we are at war.

That is a fact.


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 09:19 AM by Exuberant1
reply to post by jerico65



"I don't want to go to the desert! It's too hot and yucky!"

Strange.

I thought it was because she didn't want to kill anymore people or be Party to War Crimes Again.

(She already participated in the US War Crimes against the Iraqi People for One Tour)

*I admire her bravery. She is more brave than I ever was. I served when I was drafted and participated in US War Crimes against the People of Vietnam - I wish I hadn't. I wish I had her Courage when I was younger...

[edit on 8-1-2009 by Exuberant1]


reply posted on 8-1-2009 @ 10:12 AM by BlueRaja
reply to post by Exuberant1



Is it your opinion that all soldiers are war criminals, or only those who commit an act which meets the requirements of a war crime under the Law of Land Warfare/Geneva Convention/Hague/etc...? Do you believe that the mere act of being in a combat theater qualifies as a war crime?
What is the definition that you're using to describe what a war crime is?
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