General Chat

who the real threat to our troops are , not the taliban or the creeping menace of islam but our own government .
Time after time they have been told by respected military leaders , Sir Richard Dannatt , General Mike Jackson , Colonel Tim Collins etc what is needed out there , still they choose to ignore (dannatt was called a **** yesterday for presumingly trying falsely to further his career (he retires next month for god's sake ).
Yesterday the PM quoted Lt Col Nick Richardson a mod press officer in Helmand who said the British forces had the numbers and equipment they needed ( there again he would would'nt he).
Dated vehicles not fit enough to survive road side bombs , lack of equipment and a dire shortage of helicopters, chinook and apache strike gunboats .
My youngest son came home on his R and R not so long ago after 5 months and said we can't win ( i withhold comment )
As another 8 young men were repatriated yesterday pleae spare a thought for our young men and women doing a great job with nothing
igor

But Igor, can't you understand?

The government have to save the money for the REAL needy people, like all the big bosses who crash businesses and have to be pensioned off.
Not to mention huge bonuses that other bosses get.

*realises self is so cynical these days*
x

P.S. Couldn't agree with you more.

sorry glenys, forgot about that
Must do better in future
igor

igor, Who needs enemies with a Government like this?.**M**.

hi Merlin
It just makes my blood pressure go up and want to spit,
My youngest has another 3 weeks to do and we pray we don,t get the knock on the door.
igor

I hope you don,t get one either igor, its amazing that the lives of our young men are being sacrificed on the Altar of Blair and Bush. and for what?Not defence of our Country. **M**.

Have we forgot the Government needs the money for their expenses

A giant lack of foresight, like buying helicopters without the software to make them fly realistically( to the conditions to be encountered)have been in store for YEARS!!
Bob

Though I'm not a fan of this government, I'm not sure the opposition would be looking after men and women much better, although they are of course making the most of the helicopter thing to score political points now it's hit the media.

uggers
it's not just helicopters, it,s the basic simple things , equipment, uniforms to suit the tempratures.
and i agree the chopper issue is a points scoring matter and agree that whoever is in power things would be the same.
Sitting ducks in a conflict we ca'nt win
igor