Lance Corporal Stephen - didn't come home

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Yes, but one must remember that "Ministry of Defence" was a rebranding exercise from "Ministry of War" only a few years ago, and the guys and gals in there have probably not quite caught on with this right-on touchy-feely stuff yet.

[Moscow Mule]

Yes, but one must remember that "Ministry of Defence" was a rebranding exercise from "Ministry of War" only a few years ago, and the guys and gals in there have probably not quite caught on with this right-on touchy-feely stuff yet.

62 years ago, by Clement Atlee.

[Ardesco]

NO HE DOESN'T. A soldiers job is to do what he/she is told not to question why he/she is in a particular country. This is where people get it all wrong.

An occupational hazard of contracting job is that you may have to work away from home, or have less holidays. Soldiers crying 'no fair' when they get shot at is like the contractor who has creamed in ££'s for 5 years and then cries foul when he is out of work for 6 months.


UNDERSTAND??

Wrong on so many levels.

As a soldier you swear an oath to serve god, queen and country. how does the Iraq war serve any of the above?

If your commanding officer tells you to break into a house and slaughter all the women and children you should just do it right?

The fact that this was an illegal war is something that should be of great worry to many soldiers, they could be held to account in the long term. Look what happened to the Nazi's who were chased for war crimes for the rest of their lives, are you suggesting that our soldiers be subjected to this by blindly following orders that they know are wrong?

You may have family in the forces but it is clear you have no idea about how they work, no officer material in your family I take it.....

[Moscow Mule]

If your commanding officer tells you to break into a house and slaughter all the women and children you should just do it right?

You (as a soldier) should be aware that you only have to obey a lawful order. The difficulty comes when squaddies don't understand that, or indeed, what a lawful order is.

[shaunbhoy]

The difficulty comes when squaddies don't understand that, or indeed, what a lawful order is.

Or more specifically, when their democratically elected leaders don't understand what a lawful WAR is!!

[SueEllen]

Wrong on so many levels.

As a soldier you swear an oath to serve god, queen and country. how does the Iraq war serve any of the above?

...

They are serving the Queen via orders of Her Majesty's Government.

[HRH]

Wrong on so many levels.

As a soldier you swear an oath to serve god, queen and country. how does the Iraq war serve any of the above?

If your commanding officer tells you to break into a house and slaughter all the women and children you should just do it right?

The fact that this was an illegal war is something that should be of great worry to many soldiers, they could be held to account in the long term. Look what happened to the Nazi's who were chased for war crimes for the rest of their lives, are you suggesting that our soldiers be subjected to this by blindly following orders that they know are wrong?

You may have family in the forces but it is clear you have no idea about how they work, no officer material in your family I take it.....

Oh Im sorry you appear to have come through to the worng site, please try...

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[sasguru]

Oh Im sorry you appear to have come through to the worng site, please try...

http://www.michaelmoore.com/

Quiet monkey boy. Adults are talking.

[HRH]

Quiet monkey boy. Adults are talking.

Really? Where?

[threaded]

62 years ago, by Clement Atlee.

You've not quite got the feel for the speed of things in Whitehall, 1/3rd of the staff are still working on what to do about the Bourbons getting kicked out of France.