Sunday, March 21, 2010

Duhe's Stop-Loss Blog

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Soldiers are currently facing enourmous obstacles in their armed forces enlistment contracts. They are being torn between their feelings of obligation to their country and their feelings of betrayal at the effects of the stop-loss policy. I choose the picture above because it highlights the depth of many soldiers commitment to their duty. We only see the superficial side of the fight from fences far away from the heart of these soldiers. True, a few soldiers speak out against the unfairness of the stop-loss policy and many support these opinions and views. Thousands of soldiers, however, support their country and its decision for whats best unconditionally, many take their stop-loss and continue to fight loyally without objection. Which brings us to the point, which soldier is right? I for one think they both are, bless the soldier that revels in his service and continues to fight without of objection and praise the soldier that speaks out against his and his brethrens mistreatment. Soldiers themselves are in turmoil about what to do over this mistreatment as they are loyal without question to those being accused. It is up to the politicians, generals, and citizens to realize that they must value the lives of those that serve them above all else and seek nothing but the most fair of treatment towards them. It is up to our leaders to make the moral choice on our soldiers behalf, and it is up to us as citizens to make them realize the importance of this decision. I think that those who are needed should be encouraged to stay but those who wish to leave at the end of their contract should always have the option; even if I believe they should choose to further serve the forces that trained them.

1 comment:

  1. Interesting comment that both avenues are right--accepting stop loss and fighting against it.
    One might conclude that if the politicians and their children had to fight, there would be fewer wars.

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