comeuppance coming?

a news report says a GI refused to go to iraq on the grounds that the war is illegal.

it's not the first such refusal, but perhaps this one will signal a trend. it could happen because, in the wake of abu ghraib and more recent events, more and more of our troops are motivated to read up on the law, and the internet makes it easier to do.

once they read article vi of the US constitution and chapter vii of the UN charter, many will realize the truth, some will refuse to obey orders to ship out to iraq, and a few will get court martialed.

have no illusions about the fairness of military justice: most will get convicted. it's next to impossible to win acquittal. officers assigned to the court are fully indoctrinated, ambitious, and unlikely to risk displeasing commanding officers who have the power to impede promotions.

eventually tho, some smart young defense attorney may come up with an argument that overcomes denial and shines light in the murk inside those mickeymouse brains, and a military tribunal may declare the war illegal.

if that scenario materializes, imperator bush will find himself skating on thin ice that covers deep shit.