Comments on: Pablo Paredes: Deserter

By: Robert Guzman

Robert Guzman — Fri, 13 May 2005 13:11:29 +0000

Pablo Paredes is not a conscience objector. Did he think he was joining the boy scouts of America? For nearly four years he enjoyed all the benifits that his military career afforded him without voicing any significant oposition. He was not drafted. He joined the armed forces as a volunteer.

Now he does not want to be held accountable for his actions. I, for one, am against the war in Iraq but the conflict with what he has done during the past years and what he says is so great that I cannot buy his story. As a Puerto Rican I am embarrassed by his dishonorable conduct. Pablo, don’t be naive, next time, read the fine print.

By: UrbanGrounds » Blog Archive » Justice Served

UrbanGrounds » Blog Archive » Justice Served — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:54:43 +0000

[...] …Hasan Akbar Sentenced to Death This is why I support the death penalty. Pablo Paredes might be a cowardly dumbass, but at least he didn’t go to Iraq and [...]

By: Preston

Preston — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:53:57 +0000

Yeah, he sounds pretty naive: “never in a million years did I imagine we would go to war with somebody who had done nothing to us.”

He must have never had US history in high school…

By: dianne

dianne — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:12:08 +0000

There needs to be a clear message sent to new recruits who JOIN of their own free will that this is not a civilian job. You are signing a contract and that contract includes a commitment to go to war if so ordered by the President of the United States. You do not have the right to “choose” what you think is right or not. You can’t claim to be a “conscientious objector” after the fact. If you don’t agree with this contract, you may NOT JOIN the U.S. military. Do you understand what this means? Yes No

In the case of “draft”, well then it is a different story.