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2009-09-10 Britain

Most Britons want troops withdrawn from Afghanistan

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Posted by Steve White 2009-09-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Why do I get the feeling Gordon Brown is saving 'our' withdrawal till near election time.

As an ex Royal Marine , Im mortified that bleak pictures get painted by politicians for their own short term gains. its a war for God's sake , against the most vile and violent humans in existence

I have fought along side various nations at some point or another under the guise of multi national support and have met and lost so many dear friends , not to the enemy but to the bureaucrats in office pandering to sensitivities of a mixed bunch of short sighted halfwits or worse deranged lunatics .

The days of the UK being strong are long gone , drowned in waves upon waves of apathy , vindictiveness and manipulation .

Lest we ever forget : Per Mare Per Terram

Anyway, just pointing out the blindingly obvious .. rant over

Posted by Oscar 2009-09-10 03:56|| 2009-09-10 03:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Welcome, Oscar.

Posted by lotp 2009-09-10 06:42|| 2009-09-10 06:42|| Front Page Top

#3 The British have long shouldered considerably more than their share of the world's work than their European neighbors. What is changing is that the British are becoming less exceptional and more European. The world will be lead by those who wish to lead it. We should consider the British example carefully.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-09-10 07:06|| 2009-09-10 07:06|| Front Page Top

#4 A nice rant, Oscar, clearly written from the heart and personal experience. We appreciate that kind of thing properly around here.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-09-10 11:26|| 2009-09-10 11:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Britons' views of the war are shaped by the media. The BBC is a pernicious left-wing propaganda with a virtual monopoly over TV and radio news and expecially political debate. It has done all it can to create a narrative of hopelessness, imminent defeat and to undermine the legitimacy of the conflict in the eyes of the British public. Just as the US media got Barack Obama elected, the BBC in the UK uses its tremendous leverage and lack of opposition to shape the views of the British public.

BBC delenda est - only when it has gone, or it is forced to compete on a level playing field, will the British public stop being subjected to its defeatist (and pro-EU) drum beat.

Posted by Bulldog 2009-09-10 11:35|| 2009-09-10 11:35|| Front Page Top

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