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2008-02-04 Britain

Sickness, injury thins ranks of UK troops on front line

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Posted by lotp 2008-02-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Why do the British politicians seem to be so keen on hanging a "kick me" sign on their own backs?

Posted by Gladys 2008-02-04 03:42|| 2008-02-04 03:42|| Front Page Top

#2 It's Tommy this, and Tommy that

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-02-04 10:12|| 2008-02-04 10:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Tommy's stretched to the limit and gets no respect. I do not mean that as a joke. When the government
*avoids discussing Islam as a source of terrorism
*Puts Muzzies with multiple wives on the dole
*cuts its armed forces to the bone
It lays itself open to infiltration and takeover.

And the Dems are trying to do the EXACT SAME THING here in the US.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2008-02-04 11:31|| 2008-02-04 11:31|| Front Page Top

#4 The left also has the stupid idea that the military will "always do what they are told", even if it means fighting to the death armed with only a plastic spoon.

Now granted, there are those that would do that if their home was being attacked. But that is a far cry from being projected from their homeland to fight in another country. To do that, they must have some degree of support and respect, instead of being treated like expendable minimum wage slobs disdained and despised by their own government.

And the biggest irony of all is if the military tells the left to go bugger off, the left's first response is to create a draft, thinking that they can *compel* people to fight to the death, armed with only a plastic spoon.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-02-04 12:45|| 2008-02-04 12:45|| Front Page Top

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