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2008-02-17 Britain

UK's last 1,000 soldiers rushed out to Balkans

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Posted by Steve White 2008-02-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Wait a minute. Didn't they withdraw something like 7,000 troops from Iraq over the past few years?

Posted by crosspatch 2008-02-17 11:59|| 2008-02-17 11:59|| Front Page Top

#2 It certainly seems like the most wasteful parts of British history keep repeating themselves. Once again, the British military is "a thin red line of heroes, led by fools."

Their officers are quitting in job lots and I don't blame them. They see themselves risking their lives for a country whose NuLabour government is so anxious to be subsumed in the EU at any price that they refuse to allow the people a vote on the matter.

They have lesser pay, lesser kit, and much less moral support than their American (or even Aussie) cousins, and they realize this is deliberate and reflects the Labour government's valuation of them.

There are some interesting theories as to why Britain would rather fund illegal aliens than their own military. I'll leave finding them as an exercise for the reader.

Posted by Jomosing Bluetooth8431 2008-02-17 17:33|| 2008-02-17 17:33|| Front Page Top

#3 it is too bad because with them will go the legacy of a mighty history.

Posted by Grailing and Tenille1838 2008-02-17 22:12|| 2008-02-17 22:12|| Front Page Top

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