And So The Fragging Begins

Well, not quite yet. But while the story of the refusal of 17 soldiers in Iraq to carry out what they considered a "suicide mission" is spreading like a wildfire, most accounts have left out one soldier's mother's words that, "Her son e-mailed her earlier this week to ask what the penalty would be if he became physical with a commanding officer, she said."

As far as the disobedience itself is concerned, one soldier put the rationale as follows:

We had some contaminated fuel. We went out on this mission, and they turned us back, and our captain got mad and was gonna send us out on another mission. We refused to go because our vehicles were in awful shape. The place they wanted to send us was dangerous. We had to go without guns. All of us refused to go. We're not risking our lives like that. They had us in this tent, and they had guns pointed all around us, and the guns were loaded. We're not allowed to go nowhere.

So, what, again, is the logic of equating supporting the war with supporting the troops? This is not a rhetorical question. This blog is viewed by lots of people who disagree with its views -- if you're one, please do speak up regarding this issue.

Posted by Eddie Tews at October 17, 2004 10:51 AM