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No Use for Donk Twits
The brave wear a uniform, the coward wears a suit
Troops come under attack on an unexpected frontline, home soil, while their paymasters shrink from their duty of care.
Several lines caught my eye, especially since the bizzare behavior at Berkeley and the case of the judge refusing to allow the 17 yo to enlist in the Marines.
"I wonder if the public's disillusionment over Iraq has spread into a generalised cynical pacifism. All wars are bad and those who fight them do so from their own bloodlust rather than on behalf of the country."
And this line struck me as appropriate if a Democrat gets elected to the Presidency.
"I was talking the other day to a senior army officer who was considering leaving the services. He did not believe that improvements would come. The kit, the accommodation, the aftercare for the wounded, the support for the families would not get better because Gordon Brown knows "there are no votes in defence". The Prime Minister may pay tribute to the heroism of our troops but he has no intention of paying for them. As chancellor he was merciless towards the Ministry of Defence."
And finally, "If we abuse those who would lay down their lives for us, we are not a society at all. I prefer to think that we have been thoughtless rather than cruel. We must visibly honour our armed forces and – anathema to Gordon Brown and David Cameron – we must pay for them and their families. Their blood, our treasure, according to the Covenant.'
Sarah Sands: Independent.co.uk
Troops come under attack on an unexpected frontline, home soil, while their paymasters shrink from their duty of care.
Several lines caught my eye, especially since the bizzare behavior at Berkeley and the case of the judge refusing to allow the 17 yo to enlist in the Marines.
"I wonder if the public's disillusionment over Iraq has spread into a generalised cynical pacifism. All wars are bad and those who fight them do so from their own bloodlust rather than on behalf of the country."
And this line struck me as appropriate if a Democrat gets elected to the Presidency.
"I was talking the other day to a senior army officer who was considering leaving the services. He did not believe that improvements would come. The kit, the accommodation, the aftercare for the wounded, the support for the families would not get better because Gordon Brown knows "there are no votes in defence". The Prime Minister may pay tribute to the heroism of our troops but he has no intention of paying for them. As chancellor he was merciless towards the Ministry of Defence."
And finally, "If we abuse those who would lay down their lives for us, we are not a society at all. I prefer to think that we have been thoughtless rather than cruel. We must visibly honour our armed forces and – anathema to Gordon Brown and David Cameron – we must pay for them and their families. Their blood, our treasure, according to the Covenant.'
Sarah Sands: Independent.co.uk