Anti-War Protesters (Part 2)

Well, it seems the Canadian judicial system finally screwed its head on right. Two US Army deserters were denied their application to stay in Canada as refugees. They, and their lawyer, feel that if they are prosecuted, they are also being persecuted. I can see the difference between the two, can you? When someone is prosecuted for robbing the local Mac's Milk and sent away for it, he/she is not persecuted by society hounding him daily upon release, reminding him of his misdeeds.

These cowards, sorry, soldiers, say they ran away to protest an illegal war. Justice Anne Mactavish said that high-level policy makers could argue the war violates international law. Soldiers are not allowed to do the same. Plain logic dictates that soldiers follow policy not make it. I would hate to think what would happen if any soldier could pick and choose which battles he/she wanted to fight. We'd all be speaking Farsi in a hurry.

Jeffry House said his clients are disappointed the court questions whether mere foot soldiers have the right to argue the war in Iraq is illegal, and took issue with the suggestion that it is acceptable to jail soldiers who do not want to participate in an illegal war. "It would mean soldiers that don't want to participate in illegal wars will be either required to do so or jailed, and that makes the idea of illegal war trivial." Sorry, I find it more than acceptable to jail deserters. Unfortunately, we can't shoot them as we once did. No war, legal or otherwise, is trivial. That's why these cowards, sorry, soldiers, should go to jail. Apparently they can't follow orders, as they knew they would have to when they signed up, so jail them for making a comrade stay in a war zone longer than required because they chose not to show up, and then turf them out of the army with a dishonourable discharge.

Mactavish expressed sympathy for both Jeremy Hinzman and Brandon Hughey, but "sympathy alone doesn't provide a foundation for finding that there is an internationally recognized right to object to a particular war, the denial of which results in persecution. The reality is states, including Canada, can and do punish their citizens for acting in accordance with their sincerely held moral, political and religious views when those individuals break laws of general application."

These two idiots and all their cowardly deserter friends deserve nothing less than our scorn for what they have done. It is just too bad that they have obviously found sympathizers here in Canada who gave them jobs so they could stay here. Not only are we recognized for allowing terrorists easy access, but we also add yellow-bellies to the list. These guys are no better than the Christian Peaceniks who cause so much trouble. (More on them at a later date) In the meantime, get these blood clots out of Canada and let them face the music.