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Originally Posted by Geenie
I stumbled upon a fairly interesting film which attempts to deal with questions of morality in war. From the website:
"Soldiers of Conscience is a dramatic window on the dilemma of individual U.S. soldiers in the current Iraq War [...] Made with cooperation from the U.S. Army [...] the film profiles eight American soldiers, including four who decided not to kill, and become conscientious objectors; and four who believe in their duty to kill if necessary. The film reveals all of them wrestling with the morality of killing in war, not as a philosophical problem, but as soldiers experience it [...] Soldiers of Conscience is not a film that tells an audience what to think, nor is it about the situation in Iraq today. Instead, it tells a bigger story about human nature and war."
You can view the Trailer here: http://www.socfilm.com/
The full movie can be watched here: http://cove.kcpt.org/video/1219474283/
While the movie does have elements in it that are  , the producers did try to give a balanced view of the subject. I found especially interesting the interviews with active duty soldiers as well as Lt. Col. Kilner.
I understand this is a touchy subject and hope that I don't step on anyone's toes by posting this. I agree, however, with the thesis of the producers that the moral issues of war and military service should not be the taboo subjects and that, regardless of which opinions you may hold, it is worth openly examining and discussing them with people who may disagree with you.
I would be very interested in hearing what the service members on this board have to say about the movie and the subject in general. I |
How can you have conscientious objectors in an all-volunteer force? These punks understood on joining that they would be going to combat, and probably fighting for their lives.
These "conscientious objectors" can only be cowards, or those too stupid to realize what enlisting in wartime meant.
If they want to be conscientious objectors, fine, make them medics and attach them to infantry platoons. Don't even issue them pistols.
TR
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