Soldier speaks about decision that led him to Canada

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ST. CATHARINES, Ontario -- It wasn't the prospect of fighting in a war that drove Brandon Hughey to desert the Army and take refuge in the basement of a Canadian home, Hughey says. It was the prospect of fighting this war.

"From a soldier's perspective, if I was going to fall in combat, I'd want the peace of mind that I was doing it for the right reasons and that it would cause some good," said the 19-year-old, who had been stationed in Fort Hood, Texas.

Hughey is one of three known U.S. soldiers who have fled to Canada. His attorney has applied for refugee status for him.

The San Angelo, Texas, native said he had already promised himself he would not go to Iraq by the time his First Cavalry Division received its orders in February to ship out. He'd had doubts about his decision to join the Army before finishing basic training last November, bothered that no weapons of mass destruction had been found in Iraq, nor a strong link between Iraq and al-Qaida.

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http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--canada-warresiste0628jun28,0,40509.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire

[Massacure]

1. Canada agreed to help prevent draft dodgers, didn't they?

So why didn't they send him back right away especially if he deserted after he volunteered to join the military?

They are contradicting themselves if they allow him to stay. I think those soldiers are in a pickle.