[js1138]

And yet, you think it's OK to express your opinion with your military service indicated.

Being in the military and indicating you will not follow orders goes a bit beyond expressing an opinion. I don't think there is a law that defines where the line is, but common sense suggest that you should not voluntarily join the military service unless you are willing to support your country's foreign policy.

You might try to argue that Iraq is a special case, but you would be wrong. Haiti and Kosovo were undertaken without U.N. approval and without any imminent danger to the nation. The big difference is that Republicans, even if they disagree with a democrat's policies, seldom undermine those policies in time of war. Hence you will find no instance of George Bush criticising the bombing of Kosovo, even though the results have been disasterous for the people of the region.

[HughMungus]

"Being in the military and indicating you will not follow orders goes a bit beyond expressing an opinion. I don't think there is a law that defines where the line is, but common sense suggest that you should not voluntarily join the military service unless you are willing to support your country's foreign policy."

Where did the people on that petition say they would not follow orders? I think you're reading into it to suit your agenda.

No, you do not have to support your country's foreign policy in order to do your job. Do you think every single medal of honor winner was in favor of its country's foreign policy? Believe it or not, it is possible to disagree with an order and still follow it to the utmost of your ability and your commanders' expectations. You might know that if you'd ever been in the military.