Posted on 05/16/2008 8:41:40 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
US soldier refuses to serve in 'illegal Iraq war' May 16 10:49 AM US/Eastern Matthis Chiroux is the kind of young American US military recruiters love.
"I was from a poor, white family from the south, and I did badly in school," the now 24-year-old told AFP.
"I was 'filet mignon' for recruiters. They started phoning me when I was in 10th grade," or around 16 years old, he added.
Chiroux joined the US army straight out of high school nearly six years ago, and worked his way up from private to sergeant.
He served in Afghanistan, Germany, Japan, and the Philippines and was due to be deployed next month in Iraq.
On Thursday, he refused to go, saying he considers Iraq an illegal war.
"I stand before you today with the strength and clarity and resolve to declare to the military, my government and the world that this soldier will not be deploying to Iraq," Chiroux said in the sun-filled rotunda of a congressional building in Washington.
"My decision is based on my desire to no longer continue violating my core values to support an illegal and unconstitutional occupation... I refuse to participate in the Iraq occupation," he said, as a dozen veterans of the five-year-old Iraq war looked on.
Minutes earlier, Chiroux had cried openly as he listened to former comrades-in-arms testify before members of Congress about the failings of the Iraq war.
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What a Putz.
Cowardly.
Not once have I heard how these liberal morons justify the “illegal war” tripe.
This means he reenlisted during the time Iraq War was going on. He should have no complaints.
You enlist you go where they tell you. He knew this.
It sounds like he wants to run for Senate. ;-)
So, this poor coward thinks it is illegal. Where does he get that info from. The Congress approved military action. Thus, no illegal war, even though the Marxist’s all now deny the reason they voted for it to keep their liberal and commie supporters happy. So, it was not his fault. The same reasons he had in the beginning for all his failures and faults. Someone other than him was a fault. He was LED to do these things. Stupid ass hole. Go to hell coward.
Gosh ... we’ve never had deserters and whiners before. Must be all Bush’s fault.
/sarcasm
Somebody who loves this loser should GOOGLE “Pvt. Eddie Slovik” and share the results.
Wonder which left wing nut group paid him to do this?
The guards out here have a special welcoming program for guys like this, he will be crying for his Momma.
Dare I say coward, liar or just plain stupid?
“I was ‘filet mignon’ for recruiters”
Soon to be a prison bitch with any luck...
Patriotic dissent my arse...The enemy supporting propaganda from the left is working.
His statment is straight off DU,KOS, Huff and puff...
I would remind everyone that as far back as the civil war “peace democrats” AKA copperheads..encouraged solders to desert...
Once a traitor...always a traitor.
Six years down the road after promotions and reenlistments, he’s blaming it on the recruiters????
My main argument to idiots that tell me to support the troops, bring them home. EVERY SINGLE soldier (almost all) Sailors, Marines or Airman enlisted or reenlisted since the Iraq war started. There are some exceptions, I’d imagine, I know that there are some 6 year enlistments in the Navy, but for the vast majority it’s true.
Easy enough to solve - give him a dishonorable discharge and take away any benefits he has been given.
From a bad high school student to an expert on constitutional law in a few short years. Mighty impressive.
Exactly. I'd say he's got no case.
I would love to hear his rationale for that, so that he can be “calibrated”.
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