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Originally posted by bhutocracy
In this case I would gladly and proudly be a criminal than be shipped off to be a meat shield for haliburton. If there was a badge I'd wear it. The Iraqi's are starting to say it was better under Saddam. Fuck getting a bullet for some ungrateful sand ******.
There are plenty of other wars and interventions that I feel were justified and wouldn't hesitate being a part of, just not this one.
If I'm going to give my life for my country I feel it's my right to decide whether my country is doing the right thing first.
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To say "to be a meat shield for haliburton" is a radical statement and is not applicable to the reality of the "mission" in Iraq. The mission in Iraq is to establish a Democratic Republic in the midst of an area of the world whose people...in general...are enemies of the Western world and their way of life. To establish a "jewel" in the mid-East in an effort to change the face of the mid-east...not for the benefit...per se...of the those people...but for the benefit of the Western world. In other words the mission in Iraq is an extention upon the war on "terrorism" and is a forward thinking long term goal. The troops in Iraq are there in defense of this country against its enemies as well as the enemies of the Western world in general.
As...for you feeling it is your "right to decide" whether your country is doing the right thing. Anyone can pick and choose what laws they will...or will not...obey. There of course are consquences for breaking any law. In the case of "draft dogers"...in this country...the consequenc five years in Federal Prison...as well as being ostracized by the majority of society...loss of job opportunities etc....as Americans in general have little use for "draft dogers".