Facts about deserters (Canada irony of the day)
American military commanders rarely seek out deserters and even more rarely punish them. At the height of the Iraq War, fewer than 5 percent of deserters received a court-martial, and fewer than one percent served prison time.
And:
…the only deserters who have consistently been punished by the American military are those who went to Canada.
The full article, by Wil S. Hylton, is interesting throughout.