I say that CBS is wrong.

I challenge CBS to provide a list of names.

I don't think they can.

of course, that's neither canadian or international law, so they may have felt it didn't apply in this case.

Right-Wing Conservative Patronage Appointments Fill Judicial Vacancies

October 18, 2007
OTTAWA - The recent appointment of a former Conservative Member of Parliament to Nova Scotia's Supreme Court is another example of the Harper government forcing its right-wing ideology onto Canada's justice system, Liberal Justice Critic Marlene Jennings said today.

"This appointee has a well documented history of vocally supporting laws that would restrict a woman's right to choose what she can and cannot do with her own body," said Ms. Jennings. "This Prime Minister has obviously decided that the next step in furthering his socially conservative agenda is to pack the judiciary with card-carrying members of his own party who share his political views."

I realize that socioeconomic factors prevent the United States armed forces from being totally voluntary.  I realize that because of this, underprivileged minority groups make up more of our armed forces than their proportion of the population would suggest.

That having been said, the thousands of soldiers that are deserting to Canada at one point made the decision to become soldiers.  They may have made that decision long before any of the current miring conflicts in the Middle East had even been considered, but they still made it.  In many cases, through ROTC scholarships and other imbursement programs, these soldiers have been provided tens of thousands of dollars for tuition in exchange for their service.

Even discounting the advance payment of soldiers in the form of scholarships and tuition reimbursement, soldiers are paid for their service.

Although warfare certainly a more serious instance, it can be likened to any other professional refusing to do their job.  Although I've never enlisted or undergone basic training, I would imagine that it is made explicitly clear that as American soldiers, they will be expected to deploy wherever the commander in chief chooses.

The third of the three primary areas of responsibility as outlined in 10 U.S.C. § 5063, originally introduced under the National Security Act of 1947 is that the marine corps is responsible for "Such other duties as the President may direct."

Furthermore, the oath of enlistment sworn by soldiers in all branches of the armed forces is:

"I, (state your name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (So help me God)."
(Note that the last sentence is not required to be said if the speaker has a personal or moral objection, as is true of all oaths administered by the United States government)

At least 1st Lt. Ehren Watada remained at his post and refused to be deployed rather than deserting.  

Lt. Watada made the argument that it was his duty to oppose the war.

"It usurps international treaties and conventions that by virtue of the Constitution become American law. The wholesale slaughter and mistreatment of the Iraqi people with only limited accountability is not only a terrible moral injustice, but a contradiction to the Army's own Law of Land Warfare. My participation would make me party to war crimes."  
Whether or not you agree with his reasoning, he is fulfilling what he sees as his duty as a soldier.