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Originally Posted by Eric5273
In all the history I have studied, I can think of only a single example of when the soldiers of an army walked off the field of battle and refused to follow orders.
That example is the 1917 Russian Revolution. Most of the Czar's army refused to defend his regime, and most of the soldiers switched sizes to join the revolutionists.
Even in cases of pure evil like Nazi Germany, the German soldiers fought to the death and believed in their cause.
I guess the Czar's army was not very well trained. If they were, they would not think but would simply do as ordered.
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Eric,
It has nothing to do with believing in a cause. Military personell are allowed to disagree with their mission, however, they believe in their country, and that means they carry out the orders of the Commander in Chief. You see, unlike you, they chose a side, just like others have done before them for over two hundred years. That is why the USA is still here, because there are a lot of people that believe in the constitution and choose to follow it. If you want to criticize policies, wars, etc..., go ahead, you have that right. You do not have the right however, to criticize the men and women who defend the constitution of this country by carrying out orders that are given to them.
06-25-2007, 10:08 PM
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