Posted by alexandra_k on October 14, 2006, at 8:08:25
In reply to Re: doctor jailed for refusing order to go to Iraq » alexandra_k, posted by Dinah on October 14, 2006, at 7:47:55
> What are you saying about my brother?
I haven't said anything at all about your brother.
You said the following about your brother:
> As much as I hope my brother won't be called on to go to Iraq, I would honor him for fulfilling the obligation he signed up for when he reenlisted.
Your brother isn't in Iraq so I don't see how I'm saying anything about your brother. I'm sorry if I've been insensitive to people who know people who are fighting in Iraq. Surely... One can love people without being obliged to condone their every action though - can't one?
> I also admire him for his service in Afghanistan and elsewhere, and for reenlisting in these perilous times.
Kendall-Smith has been in the air force for a while... He hasn't not followed an order before.
It is just this particular conflict that he felt he shouldn't obey the orders for. For the moral reasons I've given.
Basically...
At the time of invasion...
Did the UN (international law) consider it was acceptable for the US to invade... Or did the UN say 'no, don't do that'?
The reasons for the war (the reasons that were given for the war) turned out to be false. There were no weapons of mass destruction, but even worse there is evidence that the administration had evidence that there were no weapons of mass destruction even when they were citing weapons of mass destruction as a reason why invasion was justified.
I find it hard to see how the invasion is lawful by international law...
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