Lt. Ehren Watada
As you all know, Lt. Watada is the first army officer to refuse to participate in the war in Iraq and from this decision, is now facing the possibility of a court-martial. After first reading the headlines, I thought good for him! But it's not a black-and-white situation as most would think. As a victim of a group conspiracy myself, I can say that Lt. Watada will have a court-martial and he will be found guilty on all charges. It will be unfair, but there's nothing he or anyone can do about it.
Lt. Watada is the first example that I've seen of the thinking soldier, which is an oxymoron. Unfortunately for his situation, it was self-inflicted; Lt. Watada volunteered for the armed services after the 9/11 attacks and wanted to participate in the Afghan war effort. However, he was ordered to go to Iraq. According to the news articles, he was okay with this at first but as he started to do more reading and more research on the Iraq War he refused to participate based on the fact that the American public and army have been deceived. And now he is facing the consequences for his actions.
It is commendable that Lt. Watada is standing up for his beliefs, that he is a thinking soldier and not blindly charging off in to war with no idea why he is fighting. He isn't simple enough to be deceived into fighting and killing for the personal and political goals of a few powerful men in our government.
The unthinking soldier takes his gun and shoots whoever his superior tells him to without asking why. And in Lt. Watada's case, he asked why, found out the answer, didn't like it, and refused to do it. Kudos for him for finding out the truth.
However, he voluntarily joined the armed forces. As a soldier, he should understand the importance of discipline. If everyone in the army did what he is doing, the armed forces would be completely dysfunctional and nothing would be accomplished. He should have considered this before he volunteered for the armed services, not after. In any case, I think his military career is finished, and he's endangered himself and his family. Regardless of what the outcome is, the U.S. government will make sure to make an example of him. Whether it's through official channels in the court rooms or through "mysterious accidents", he'll pay one way or another.
The Devil is one man with a plan, but true Evil is a group of men conspiring to conceal the truth and acts through lies under the guise of justice. (Hey, Mulder WAS right)
Lt. Watada is the first example that I've seen of the thinking soldier, which is an oxymoron. Unfortunately for his situation, it was self-inflicted; Lt. Watada volunteered for the armed services after the 9/11 attacks and wanted to participate in the Afghan war effort. However, he was ordered to go to Iraq. According to the news articles, he was okay with this at first but as he started to do more reading and more research on the Iraq War he refused to participate based on the fact that the American public and army have been deceived. And now he is facing the consequences for his actions.
It is commendable that Lt. Watada is standing up for his beliefs, that he is a thinking soldier and not blindly charging off in to war with no idea why he is fighting. He isn't simple enough to be deceived into fighting and killing for the personal and political goals of a few powerful men in our government.
The unthinking soldier takes his gun and shoots whoever his superior tells him to without asking why. And in Lt. Watada's case, he asked why, found out the answer, didn't like it, and refused to do it. Kudos for him for finding out the truth.
However, he voluntarily joined the armed forces. As a soldier, he should understand the importance of discipline. If everyone in the army did what he is doing, the armed forces would be completely dysfunctional and nothing would be accomplished. He should have considered this before he volunteered for the armed services, not after. In any case, I think his military career is finished, and he's endangered himself and his family. Regardless of what the outcome is, the U.S. government will make sure to make an example of him. Whether it's through official channels in the court rooms or through "mysterious accidents", he'll pay one way or another.
The Devil is one man with a plan, but true Evil is a group of men conspiring to conceal the truth and acts through lies under the guise of justice. (Hey, Mulder WAS right)
posted by V-Hume at 11:58 AM
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