[BrianR]

To those who have not served.

The oath we took when we raised our right hand, states in part: "I will obey the lawfulorders of the officers and seniors appointed over me.

It is not lawful to open fire on the citizenry. Or is it?

Have you tried to hijack an airliner and crash it into the White House lately? Bet you don't make it. Even stray out of the flight corridors around DC and RR Int'l and you will have a close up view of our nation's finest pilots flying F-16s fully armed as they escort you to an airfield so that you can talk to the nice men in dark suits who will meet you there.

I was once polled to see if I would be willing to fire on civilians in time of unrest and I said no. Nearly all of the crew did. The few who did not were found out (it was supposed to be secret) and shunned for a while.

I think the US military is still of this mindset. It could be OUR loved ones on the other side of that barricade. Could YOU shoot your own brother or parents? I couldn't.

Brian