That's a paraphrase of a very famous headline in the 1970's by the New York Daily News. It works very well here, as a couple of US soldiers (the article doesn't mention what branch of the service they are in) were denied refugee status in Canada. Why did they try this in the first place?
Before Thursday's ruling, the Federal Court of Appeal last rejected the claims by Hinzman and Hughey, who crossed the border rather than face possible court martial and imprisonment for refusing to serve in a war they say they morally oppose and is illegal because it was not sanctioned by the United Nations.
The two men have also argued they face persecution in their home country because of their political opinion.
The Court correctly ruled that since they come from a Democratic country with a good human rights record (to summarize), they don't deserve refugee status.
My guess is that these guys don't have serious objections to the war; they have serious objections to serving in the war. They probably signed up for the military thinking it would be a nice way to kill some time and see the world, like the Peace Corps. I bet they never imagined they would have to actually serve, and when they were called upon to they went AWOL. I hope they get tossed in military prison for a few years.
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