Kevin Sites interviews First Lt. Ehren Watada:

Sure, I felt, well, in a general sense I felt that when we put our trust in the government, when we put our lives in their hands, that is a huge responsibility. And we also say that "when we put our lives in your hands, we ask that you not abuse that trust; that you not take us to war over flimsy or false reasons; that you take us to war when it is absolutely necessary." Because we have so much to lose, you know - the soldiers, our lives, our limbs, our minds and our families - that the government and the people owe that to us.