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Originally Posted by TakuanSoho
They are not "resorting" to them. The rules were there when the person signed the contract. There is nothing "sad" about it from the military pov. What is "sad" is that the soldier doesn't want to live up to the terms of the contract he signed.
If this was a war you supported, you would not be sympathizing with the soldier, nor commenting on how "sad" it was that the military had to "resort" to it.
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Now you want to debate a word? Perhaps I should have chosen another but I think it is valid usage of it.
We shall have to agree to disagree.
You are wrong...I don't believe in forcing someone to do something against their moral values but I do agree with you that a person should not sign a contract that contains a clause as the military one does and expect their moral judgements to be honored.
As long as they don't reinstitute the draft, I don't actually have a problem with the military's "contract"...I just think when we have a bullshit war such as the one in Iraq in hurts our military in more ways than one.