Reply #41: That's not the way our system works.

[Raskolnik]

The ONLY way civilian control of the military works is if they obey the orders that the CIC gives them. If they start deciding on their own if an order should be followed or not, we as civilians lose any and all control of our armed forces. Then guess what happens? (hint: even worse stuff than now...*way* worse)

Its not, nor should it be, up to soldiers to decline to serve the country, its up to the citizens to make sure that the gov't doesn't put them in harm's way without a good reason. We failed them in that respect. They are already bearing the burden of that failure with their lives, so I think it is ludicrous to put more blame on them for something they cannot control.