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Azred · 09-25-2003, 11:53 PM

"I was only following orders" is a piss-poor defense for a soldier. It didn't work at Nuremburg; it wouldn't work here.

Any order that is going to knowingly injure civilians or knowingly ignore the fact that civilians will be killed when those deaths could be avoided should be ignored.

I agree that a soldier's primary job is to obey orders, but soldiers do have a higher responsibility to serve their country. How would it serve Israel, or any country in any situation, to ignore the ramifications of unnecessary civilian deaths?

09-25-2003, 11:53 PM	#10
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	"I was only following orders" is a piss-poor defense for a soldier. It didn't work at Nuremburg; it wouldn't work here. Any order that is going to knowingly injure civilians or knowingly ignore the fact that civilians will be killed when those deaths could be avoided should be ignored. I agree that a soldier's primary job is to obey orders, but soldiers do have a higher responsibility to serve their country. How would it serve Israel, or any country in any situation, to ignore the ramifications of unnecessary civilian deaths? __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.