Obama approves troop surge...

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Deserting under such conditions imo becomes an at least morally legitimate option. If the government betrays it's obligations for the wellbeing of the troops and their legitimate and just committment, then the troops must no longer feel bounded to their obligations to that government in return. Because that obligation is a two-way road.

I don't know how they do it in Germany, but here in the US you better stand by to go to Court Martial. When you enlist in the military here you swear an oath and sign a contract stating that you will follow all orders of your superiors. The only time you can defy orders is if it violates the Geneva Convention. That's why a lot of us denounce these guys that say that Iraq and Afghanistan are unlawful wars. They are violating their oath and contract of service.