This from the Irish Independent on guy from Tipperary in British army getting the Military Cross
from Queen Elizabeth for his actions in Afghanistan.
Queen gives Irish soldier medal for acts of bravery - National News - Independent.ie
What are the views of readers of this site about this?
The language of this report is pathetic:
"James cleared out enemy positions"
"he took out an insurgent machine gunner"
"attacking a compound"
So he didn't kill anyone. Why does he thiink he has the right to invade Afghanistan in the first place?
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Originally Posted by Dr Pat
Congratulations to that soldier.
Good to see the work of Irish people rewarded.
At a guess, some will be okay with it, some will condemn it, many will think 'sod this life's too short' and avoid the thread.
Did you have to ask?
As the great warrior poet Ice Cube once said, 'if the day does not require an AK, it is good.'
Would they call an Englishman in the Irish army a British soldier?
Someone in the Irish Independent should invest in a style manual.
"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."
i say fair play to the lad, now what are your views about this?
Nec Aspera Terrent... má meas a bheith agat mo chultúr, beidh meas a bheith agam do chultúr.
Most will confuse the role of the individual soldier with that of the sovereign power.
A demagogue is someone who will preach doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.
Yeah, killing people is cool.
For taking part in an unlawful war?
"No one rules if no one obeys" - Tao
Because it is a discussion forum and it is a topical issue with political overtones. I suspect that there is a lot of ambiguity out there about actions of guys like this.
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