Hours Before Court-Martial, Army Resister Victor Agosto Speaks Out on Why He's Refusing to Fight in Afghanistan
US Army Specialist Victor Agosto faces up to one month in jail for refusing to deploy to Afghanistan. After returning from thirteen months in Iraq, Agosto became a victim of the stop-loss program that has extended the tours of more than 140,000 troops beyond their contracts since 9/11. Just hours before his court-martial, Agosto speaks out from his military base at Fort Hood, Texas. Ref. Source 8
I believe that this stop loos program needs to be revamped. I know that a soldier looking forward to getting out and then held in is a problem. I believe that this is causing a hostile work environment for others. I know I would not want to be fighting alongside a soldier that does not want to be there and should not be there.