: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:34 pm  

bennett wrote:

I bet your the sort of person that would poop it in a contact situation, no backbone, nothing about yourself. lets the 'real' men do the fighting and dyeing, while you sit at home havieing a brew slagging my boys off!, lost 3 good friends off mine due to iraq and afghan 2 while i was next to them, every soldier that i see is worth 15 of your, THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENT BUT UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE SOME SERVICE IN 'FOREIGN LANDS' IT MEANS NOTHING

I couldn't care less what you think of me, really I couldn't. I dont see what the problem is anyway, I haven't slagged any soldiers off, I only said I didn't applaud them yesterday and I wouldn't until I thought they were worthy of my applause and praise. Stop jumping to conclusions.

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:42 pm  

bennett wrote:

I bet your the sort of person that would poop it in a contact situation, no backbone, nothing about yourself. lets the 'real' men do the fighting and dyeing, while you sit at home havieing a brew slagging my boys off!, lost 3 good friends off mine due to iraq and afghan 2 while i was next to them, every soldier that i see is worth 15 of your, THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENT BUT UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE SOME SERVICE IN 'FOREIGN LANDS' IT MEANS NOTHING

What is it to be a 'real man'?

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:45 pm  

bennett wrote:

right lads let's pull out of iraq and afghan and never go to awarzone again, why? because civillian people like some on here couldnt care less what we do, maybe it's a war people dont want, but hey ho we got on with it, lets lay down our arms next time and let people walk all over us like the IRA did for a few years before the lads gave them a good hiding, when something bad happens to this country of ours and you lot complain i come on here and quietly say as a british solider i told you so....... then grab my gear and do the job just as well.

We are pulling out of Iraq and yesterday the President of Afghanistan called for the Taliban to be brought in to talks because military operations won't be sufficient to solve the problem (Sunday Times). Nor did we defeat the IRA militarily, instead former members are now in Govt in NI. I don't want you to have to go to Iraq or Afghanistan and risk your life to fight people we have previously armed and financed.

I respect you as a soldier and value the fact that you are willing to put your life on the line to protect the people of this country. I also understand you have to go where you are sent, but i would rather we valued you more than sending you in to war zones that are of our own making to do an impossible job and in Afghanistan a job in which every military force has previously failed.

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:47 pm  

Dennis Farrel wrote:

even when we lost in vietnam the soldiers were still heroes its about doin the stuff the average person would be too scared to, for your country

I was in Nam. Tought times I say you.

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:49 pm  

Weren't the Yorkshire Regiment getting their service medals for their recent deployment in Kosovo anyway?

What's that got to do with Iraq?

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:53 pm  

bennett wrote:

right lads let's pull out of iraq and afghan and never go to awarzone again, why? because civillian people like some on here couldnt care less what we do, maybe it's a war people dont want, but hey ho we got on with it, lets lay down our arms next time and let people walk all over us like the IRA did for a few years before the lads gave them a good hiding, when something bad happens to this country of ours and you lot complain i come on here and quietly say as a british solider i told you so....... then grab my gear and do the job just as well.

The people I know who are opposed to what is happening in Iraq/Afghan do genuinely care what you do & what happens to you. Or are you suggesting we blindly support everything our government does in our name, irrespective of the consequences?

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:10 pm  

tigertot wrote:

The people I know who are opposed to what is happening in Iraq/Afghan do genuinely care what you do & what happens to you. Or are you suggesting we blindly support everything our government does in our name, irrespective of the consequences?

I don't think he was. I and those who applauded, and the vast majority in this country, were applaud our soldiers, who risk their lives in our armed forces. It has nothing - at all - to do with supporting/not supporting even one single thing that any government does. I'd have thought the distinction was crystal clear.

armed forces : Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:09 pm  

if it wasnt for the armed forces fighting the EOKA TERRORISTS in CYPRUS,in the 1950s,you wouldnt be able to take a friggin holiday there.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:14 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

Because they have put their lives on the line for their country and for people like you and me.

100% agree with that quote

I clapped each and everyone one of them.
Well done to the bulls too

: Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:35 am  

Terry Monster wrote:

I didn't applaud them.

You clearly wanted to create an argument or you would have simply not bothered putting the above comment. All you are doing is attention seeking, i pity you Terry.

Just a few small points,
Soldier's are volunteer's, VOLUNTEER'S!
Without these BRAVE, HONOURABLE, COURAGEOUS, VOLUNTEER'S there would be a thing called NATIONAL SERVICE!!

I guess you know what national service means so i suppose they are doing you a HUGE favour, HUGE!! Whilst you sit at home watching TV in the comfort of your own home or supporting your team, remember you are sat there because of the freedom supplied by these VOLUNTEER'S.

I wonder what you'd be like on the front line, Digg'in, taking rounds, watching your best mates get blown up, picking limbs up from blown up bodies, been responsible for countless death's, getting shot, missing your kid's been born, missing you kids first step's/first words...... I guess you couldnt even imagine those things happenning to your life.......

They dont happen to you because of these VOLUNTEER'S!

They deserve respect...... Regardless of if you think this war is correct or not. I recently spent 5 years in the Army and think the War on Terror in Iraq + Afghan is a load of b*lls...... But i show respect where its due......