He may not survive the night after some much needed NCO wall to wall counselling. He's probably wishing he had a beef with the Iraqis after all since it's better than the a$$ kicking he's about to get. My guess is this guy's a shirker. There's always one or two in every unit. If he's got enough time on his hands to not only rationalize this crap but to track down a reporter to whine about it, then he isn't doing the critical job at hand, which is preparing for battle. I'm willing to bet his squad mates have him figured out and will deal with him (again, probably) in their own special way.