Reply #4: If only those servicemen had REFUSED TO MURDER INNOCENTS

[puddycat]

Too little, too late. The dead of Iraq are scars upon the face of America, and like what happened to Dorian Grey, the hideous evil that this administration has done festers upon the very soul of us all. No government could force me to murder my neighbor, and no government should be able to force military people to surrender their values and fight an immoral war. If they do this, then they are to be held responsible along with their leader. Is that harsh and unpopular? You bet it is, but it also a moral truth, and I'm sick of pretending troops that murder innocent people are somehow innocent themselves while only the leaders are to be held responsible. As long as servicemen are human beings, they have a moral duty to resist and refuse immoral actions. I must admit at this time of year I've tried to forgive the servicemen taking part in the actions of Falujah, etc. and I'm finding it very hard. Eventually I will, but its a long journey because of the anger I feel about this situation right now.

How nice that military families of people who have taken part in horrendous immoral actions are now beginning to feel pangs of conscience. This whole thing only reinforces the cultural myth of supporting troops and excusing them from repugnant deeds. Perhaps if these folks had seen the Iraqis as human beings all along, then this could have been avoided.