Reply #115: I haven't said that the soldier in question should get a pass. [View All]

[Orsino]

I've said that I can't begin to judge her--particularly without details of her case--when the rest of us so clearly share in whatever blame there is. I'll add that since a military court-martial will not allow itself to consider the broader context, she will be unable to get a fair hearing of her case.

While it's tempting to limit discussion to SPC Hutchinson's recent disobedience, I'm saying that endless, purposeless war (years in the making) must be partially at fault. If we weren't fighting useless wars, fewer soldiers would be fighting deployments.