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Re:Thousands of California soldiers forced to repay enlistme... by latch on Sunday October 23, 2016 @12:04AM (#12771881)
Your heading down a slippery slope. If they did something wrong, they have a right to face and defend themselves against that crime. It seems like you're advocating against due process.

And maybe...maybe, I'd agree that the ends justify the means IF that was the intent. But since this is the Pentagon doling out the punishment . . .

If you believe that the wars were illegal, this is a double whammy. The Pentagon is by far the biggest criminal and they benefit the most from this punishment.

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Re:Thousands of California soldiers forced to repay enlistme... by Hondor on Sunday October 23, 2016 @12:29AM (#12771958)
Perhaps soldiers should be exempt from due process because they don't apply it to the people they kill. Even if they don't directly kill anyone, they're stomping all over laws and rights in the countries they attack.
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