End to Op Telic

I’d have nuked them years ago. Not big nukes, just Hiroshima sized.

i always knew WE.177A still had a valid role!!!

Oh well, at least Iraq is now free enough for Muntadar al-Zaidi to throw his shoes at George Bush.

Shame it is not yet free enough to deal with him in a proportionate way. BBC News

He attempted to assault a foreign head of state……what do you expect?

but why should the UK forces have to continue over there…as we keep saying its americas war on terror…were just assisting

Because America provides the UK with a level of Foreign policy support unseen in modern history. Trident and TLAM as examples and that is without going into the security promise given to Europe during the cold war and since. Oh and AQ dont hate America becuase it is America, they hate it because it is western and judao-christian which means by attachment it also hates the UK.

Oh well, at least Iraq is now free enough for Muntadar al-Zaidi to throw his shoes at George Bush.

Shame it is not yet free enough to deal with him in a proportionate way. BBC News

but why should the UK forces have to continue over there…as we keep saying its americas war on terror…were just assisting

We are only assisting because we don’t have enough manpower and kit to run the job. IMO the best combination is US firepower with British management of theatre, but that isn’t the case so we do seem to be an assist.

The troops I know (Mainly para’s in 1 and 2 reg.) are all of the same mind, of course they don’t want to die but they love the job and treat death as an occupational hazard.

I’d have nuked them years ago. Not big nukes, just Hiroshima sized.

We can’t give up on the hunt for Bin Liner, he must be found and killed along with all his assistants. Never forget 9/11 and all the other cowardly attacks.

What makes you think they will be succesful, You think if they were all the terror attacks would cease? It’s a bigger problem than just one person, if there is an answer it must involve the middle east and a Palestinian solution. the “brute force” approach is not now or ever going to work. If the might of the Russian forces couldn’t succeed in Afganistan don’t you think it’s a bit arrogant to think that anybody now could do any better? When you think about it who’s winning when the yanks alone are spending one billion a week just in Iraq alone? “Those who don’t learn from history are bound to repeat it”

but why should the UK forces have to continue over there…as we keep saying its americas war on terror…were just assisting

We can’t give up on the hunt for Bin Liner, he must be found and killed along with all his assistants. Never forget 9/11 and all the other cowardly attacks.

and how many more deaths will there have to be ?

British, American and even Australian forces are putting more resources into Afganistan. What makes them think think they will do any better there? How long will they try in Afganistan before they pull out?