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At the risk of annoying all ex-servicemen and serving troops, you/they all signed up because you wanted something out of life, a bit more than pen pushing. Or, maybe you/they were conscripted. Whatever, does it matter?
At the end of the day the job is killing the enemy, whoever they may be. Unfortunately the downside is your enemy wants to kill you too. But, hey ho, no-one is in the armed forces to knit jumpers and bake cakes. It's about fighting at the end of the day, and career service-people are okay with the concept of taking someone else's life or losing theirs.
Why should we be so soft-hearted about this? Although we were lied into taking action by Blair and Bush the fact remains that long before the two idiots got together the Taliban were causing big trouble, within and without Afghanistan. They also openly supported Al Quaeda, a sworn enemy of ours and the USA. So, although the process was wrong, we are justifiably taking the Taliban on head to head and it will cost lives. Erm, guys, we are at war.
What I hear from "bring the troops home" supporters is the usual we don't mind fighting wars so long as none of ours are killed. The guys at the sharp end just see a job to do and want to be properly equipped then left to get on with it. After all, this is what they signed up for, action!
So, let's stop the bleating and support our brave boys and girls 100% until the job is done. Then they can come home with pride rather than like the Ruskies, with tails between their legs.