tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post7595158054610804578..comments2023-10-09T05:28:35.705-07:00Comments on Creekside: One war resister down - 200+ more to goAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-2003380509683381412008-08-25T07:27:00.000-07:002008-08-25T07:27:00.000-07:00As pointed out in the article, it has been establi...As pointed out in the article, it has been established since Nuremberg that a soldier is responsible for his own conduct - following orders is not his primary duty, morality is. If a soldier can be punished for following illegal orders, then when an illegal war is declared it is blindingly obvious that the soldier has not only the right but the responsibility to do whatever is necessary to avoid serving in that war.<BR/><BR/>If anyone should be going to prison, it is the soldiers who obeyed orders, went to Iraq, and murdered thousands of people in an illegal war, the consequences of which will be killing yet more people for decades into the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-79801476467148956442008-08-24T22:55:00.000-07:002008-08-24T22:55:00.000-07:00What if they gave a war and nobody came?What if they gave a war and nobody came?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-15145556766433682042008-08-24T13:36:00.000-07:002008-08-24T13:36:00.000-07:00Long didn't have to run and hide in Canada to avoi...Long didn't have to run and hide in Canada to avoid service in Iraq. He could have gotten his 15 months over with long ago. When you volunteer for the Army, you don't have the luxury to make personal decisions about whether to go or run to another country.Raphael Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14635417096024081504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-74334989323328255922008-08-24T09:16:00.000-07:002008-08-24T09:16:00.000-07:00Yes, I am ashamed that our country sent him back ...Yes, I am ashamed that our country sent him back But at least we held on to him long enough that the war fever expired a bit in the US and they didn't draw and quarter him.Cathie from Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418899090537597360noreply@blogger.com