Quote from hapaboy:
Sorry, but I have not made your point at all about moral relativism and situational ethics.
Were American soldiers being ordered to kill innocents then you could equate Watada's refusal to do his duty as tantamount to a German soldier who refuses orders to kill Jews. Of course that is not the case, so your argument is indelibly flawed.
You are trying to apply your own moral relativistic ideals to a situation that doesn't exist, a mistake made by many.
As for Watada, I haven't said he is a coward. I think by his actions he has shown that he's horribly misguided and terribly confused, but I don't know him personally so I can't say he's a coward or not. But I do not believe he is a hero as many on the Left are embracing him as.
By the way, was it the policy of the colonists to target and murder innocent civilians, including women and children?