Kicked out of the Army

When he signed up for duty he knew what would happen if he disobeyed an order. I don't know why you are upset?

US soldiers are not UN soldiers. I hope he's not the only one (to refuse, not to get kicked out).

Look, I want us out of the UN as much as anyone. I believe they're a joke and a waste of our time, personnel, and money. I think it's ridiculous that we are bankrolling them, paying more than any other country in the world, so they can tell us how to run our country. Their sanctions against other countries are a joke. That said, we are a member and everyone knows that our troops will sometimes have to work under a UN banner. I don't like it, but it is legal and they had the right to dismiss this guy for refusing to follow the order.

That's not right. He signed up to serve his country, not the army of a world organization that hates his country. Serving in the UN should be voluntary, not mandatory. Have you heard about the soldier that was discharged "other than honorably" for writing that Obama is not an honorable commander in chief? He just put his opinion on a website and his life is ruined. I just heard a blurb on the radio and didn't get to investigate the full story, no coverage in local news here. Seems to me that our soldiers are being subtly culled and herded into "good sheep" and "bad independent thinkers". Thank God most of them would never raise their weapons against American citizens.

UN missions are basically non fighting missions. They supposed to serve as peacekeepers and buffer zone between sides in conflict. I know a few things about it, since we had them deployed in my own country, and in neighborhood. As for their effectiveness on terrain, that's different subject. In most cases, they are pretty much useless. About rights of POW's, that's should be considered in cases when war is declared. I'm not sure if USA has declared any war to any country (except global war on terror, which could be considered as global declaration of war against the whole world). And considering the fact that USA breaking rules and rights of civilians and POW's, it's a bit too much to expect that other side(s) will respect them. As for soldiers, will they protect their own people, of course they wouldn't. Army and police are protecting the system, not the people. And since people are not economically profitable, they are not important anymore, and every use of force is acceptable to keep them from attempt of changing the system. Just as now military force is used all over the globe to secure interests and profits, it'll be used back home to protect same things.

why did they want him to put on a un uniform?