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What I think is particularly impressive, and I say this in all seriousness, is that only 25 British Soldiers have lost their lives, compared to 79 US troops. I think that speaks of a level of professionalism in our troops to be proud of, especially considering that there will be a fair proportion lost to friendly fire.
What I think is particularly impressive, and I say this in all seriousness, is that only 25 British Soldiers have lost their lives, compared to 79 US troops. I think that speaks of a level of professionalism in our troops to be proud of, especially considering that there will be a fair proportion lost to friendly fire.
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The US has way more troops there covering a much larger and more dangerous area. So it stands to reason even if their actions are exactly the same more americans will get shot.
ETA: you look at photos of the US special forces, they look like frightened children, photos of ordinary UK troops look calm and collected, they know their job.
Its relatively well known that the Brits have much more experience with this type of work.
But, 'our boys' are far from blameless, I believe one is on bail for murder in Iraq as we speak.
That's a crime?
*is shocked*
Surely he should get a medal...?
a US newspaper printed the faces of the first 1000 american soldiers to die in Iraq so yes over 1000 have died, i think it's something like 1050 now.
eh right, murdering scumbags.
War is no longer bloody and protracted, it is now often an ethical choice for Western governments.
What about the 12,000+ Iraqi civilians? They don't count do they?
What about the several tens of thousands of mostly Iraqi conscripts killed? They don't count either do they?
The war has been a disaster. Not only in the casualty front, but especially in the consequences it's having. For starters it isn't over. And for seconds there is a serious risk of another Vietnam here (albeit a much smaller one). The Americans are not one iota closer to controlling the situation than they were a year ago. On the contrary- some towns and cities that fell to them during the main hostilities are no longer under their control.
Then there is the little issue of having created massive turmoil for the entire world, angered practically every nation on earth and turned old allies against each other.
As a matter of fact, the Iraq war will go down in history as one of the biggest misjudgements in history.
Bollocks.
If you were in schtuck you'd be grateful they were there.
Aaah, so in your world, it's ethical to kill thousands of people? As long as they're foreign, right?
:rolleyes:
Either you are an American or an imbecile. Possibly even both.