Christian Democrats in the United States
Conceptual Issues - Military ResponsibilityIf an American should choose to fight, he or she should fight with honor. Since the People delegate resources, weapons and authority, the military should be held to a higher standard of conduct, not granted immunities, and the institutions should not waste our money. The U.S. military should seek and promote truth. That's how we would win, as long as "winning" is defined as meaningful and specific objectives by leadership. If an American should choose not to fight, that should be honored. Either way, we aim toward a world free of war. We recognize the reality that many poor Americans see themselves with only a choice only between crime and the military. It is a testament to the principles of the founding fathers that our military does as a good job forging respectable soldiers as it does, and they must be educated on those principles. We owe it to the common soldiers to embrace them when they return from war, to heal their wounds, to attempt to understand their experiences, and to listen.
Subscribe to Posts [Atom]don't ask, don't tell... don't think.
If people in the military had to think about the "equal" part of "all are created equal" and are guaranteed "equal protection of laws," then they might also start thinking about their orders.That's why industry servants in politics call to continue the status quo, the failed "don't ask, don't tell" policy. If the people doing their dirty work realized their orders and actions contradicted the letter and principle of the law of the United States, they might decide to become human beings again and lead the country out of war from the ground up.
And they should. The 14th amendment makes a difference between "citizens" and "any person," and says "any person" deserves equal protection of the laws -- within its "jurisdiction," that is, in the field overseas, not just within national borders.
If troops had to live by the letter of the law of the United States, they would realize how terribly wrong some of the orders have been. They would change the policies and orders that got us into the mess we're in -- the addiction to spending on death and violence that will bankrupt the United States of America financially and morally.
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