US soldier refuses deployment to Iraq on grounds that the war is illegal

[Patriarch of Constantinople]

I think the answer is simple here:

When you go into any army, you follow orders, you don't have the choice of going. This man should know that when you join an army, you have to accept the fact that you may have to go to war. No question. If you fail to realize this, you shouldn't be in the army.

[Patriarch of Constantinople]

Being lured into signing-up for the military based on fraudulent lies by the government

No, he chosed to, it's his decision. No one said "Hey behind this door is a sheet, ignore the writing and sign up for it, and you'll get spectacular prizes"