Posted on 02/02/2007 6:56:15 PM PST by TexKat
On the eve of America's invasion of Iraq, he was heartsick at the prospect that he might not be military material. He even shelled out $800 for medical tests to convince the recruiters that he was fit for duty despite childhood asthma that would ordinarily render him ineligible for service.
On Monday, that same eager recruit, now Lieutenant Ehren Watada, faces a court martial for refusing to deploy to Iraq and for making public statements against the war. He is the first officer to be prosecuted for publicly criticising the war - indeed the first since the Vietnam era when an army captain was court martialled for addressing an anti-war demonstration outside the US embassy in London. If he is convicted on all charges, Lt Watada could spend four years in a military prison.
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Agree!
Bob Watada said that if he is found guilty, his son could face 7 1/2 years in prison.
http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/2629/2051768.html
Give him a Tanto or Wakasashi and ask him to do the honorable thing.
Our next incarcerated nosepicker darling of the left, like Mumia.
ABC will sit on it if it will help the enemy.
7 1/2 years? It gonna take a lot of cigarettes to stay a virgin for 7 1/2 years...
Well. Watada was lost when it came his turn for a rebuttal. By lost. He hung up or was disconnected.
How about 4 years in Levenworth AND annual floggig. Flogging was last used by the Navy. Does the military code of justice still have flogging provisions? It may have been abandoned in about 1850 in the Navy.
The should reinstate flogging just for this political POS.
I hope you don't expect this reporter to waste five minutes of her valuable time researching the UCMJ.
;-)
I am in Hawaii (Hilo) and can tell all reading this that he is not supported here. The most decorated in WWII were the 442nd from Hawaii. I associate with a few of these guys whose numbers dwindle daily. When the conversation gets around to Lt. Wada, heads shake, and the most often word spoken is "shame". These older guys who have served honorably are ashamed of this young guy who had everything given to him and then refused to fulfill his contract. This has nothing to do with race, ethnicity, or anything else besides Lt. Wada wanting to make a name for himself in history. Shame is the right word.
He's gonna out "Kerry" John Kerry. He's not even going to go over there first, before becoming a traitor!
"Usually, when there's a military coup, the first jailed and killed are the media."
In the event that America comes to such a deplorable state, there may be one bright spot of light in that arkest of nights - lawyers will probably also be shot.
"Usually, when there's a military coup, the first jailed and killed are the media."
In the event that America comes to such a deplorable state, there may be one bright spot of light in that darkest of nights - lawyers will probably also be shot.
As I have said all along, Watada is a coward. His parents are both war protesters, leading me to believe his 'enlistment' was an extension of their protests, designed for the notoriety it is receiving.
He merits a dishonorable discharge and should be made to repay every single dime they spent training this worthless piece of scum.
I knew officers in Viet Nam who disagreed with that war, but still went to lead their men and keep them as safe as possible.
This coward simply ran.
No rational arguments to support these statements, of course. Why? because there are none, of course.
He's already lost his honor and his good name now I hope he looses the freedom re refused to defend.
What a POS this individual is. And to think, he was entrusted to lead real men into combat. He doesn't deserve to be addressed by a military rank.
The moonbats are falling in line with this guy... And he has now said that he wouldn't deploy to Afghanistan either (Moonbat peer pressure)
Who wants to bet that this guy will be at the ANSWER rally on March 17th spreading his vitrol with the rest of the leftists?
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