Milli Gazette: Beleaguered American soldiers in Iraq

[NVMojo]

October 4, 2005

Young American soldiers are fighting and dying in Iraq because their Commander-in-Chief, the President so ordered. Had he cared for their lives, let alone the Iraqi civilian lives, he would not have sent them to war on false, contrived and now discredited pretexts of Saddam's collusion in the 9/11 attacks and his possession of WMDs.

Soldiers are patriots, they swear to protect and defend the Constitution. They join the military for many reasons. To rise above the circumstances of their birth, to follow the family tradition, or see the world, but above all to serve their country proudly. Soldiers follow orders. They go to war in the belief that they are doing it for the right reason. They are not schooled in deceit, propaganda and hubris emanating from Washington. The generals and the civilian policy makers are supposed to look after the soldier's welfare.

In a democracy, the generals are subordinate to the elected president. They are supposed to advise and follow orders, not as spineless toy generals, but as proud upholders of a tradition with courage and honesty. It is indeed excruciating for a top general to resign rather than follow orders of the President, even if based on false premise or injurious to the soldiers and the country. While ordering the soldiers for the ultimate sacrifice, they at least should consider a career sacrifice for themselves.

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[buff2]

1. I wonder how many of the troops wish they hadn't voted for bu$h?

But then I'll bet there are still some that would vote for him again.Hard to imagine.

[tabasco]

2. Great article. Thanks for posting.

Bush has betrayed all the men and women in uniform.

[speedoo]

3. The Coward's first traitorous act was back in the 70's when he..

slimed his way into TANG. One of his next traitorous acts was when he went AWOL.

So he is just continuing as a traitor now, just on a much bigger and more murderous scale.