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Pentagon Mostly Ignores DesertersPosted on Jun 29, 2007
Although desertions from the Army have gone up, the military has apparently taken little interest. There is no active program for finding those who simply walk away, and when deserters are caught (usually they turn themselves in), most face merely a less than honorable discharge. According to the AP, just 5 percent of Army deserters were court-martialed in 2006.
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By John Hanks, July 1, 2007 at 12:32 pm #
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The military is the main job source for the young. They can always sucker some more.
Report thisBy scurvybro, June 29, 2007 at 3:18 pm #
I’d say that the Pentagon’s hand’s-off approach to deserters today is justice. After all, nothing is happening to the lying bastards who conned us into this war in the first place.
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