This article is about an US Army Officer making conscientious objections about going back to Iraq. The flak he has taken for his descion and he goes on to explain the above clip. Can you blame him for not wanting to go back? This a college educated man making these claims; its got to make you wonder. I can't blame him or the others....

It is impossible to put a precise figure on the number of American
troops who have left the army as a result of the US involvement in
Iraq. The Pentagon says that a total of 40,000 troops have deserted
their posts (not simply those serving in Iraq) since the year 2000.
This includes many who went Awol for family reasons.