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Webby · 01-26-2004, 06:30 PM

allanuk:

It is not just a matter of UK troops - it's the same with eg US troops in Iraq at the moment. Some of the guys being sent there are not equipped or trained for a "war zone" - a fair number are part-time soldiers.

This is a hard time for troops in Iraq - there are, whether they like it or not, acting as mediators and peacemakers while being blown up.

Can you expect a 24 year old guy to be able to pacify very irrate Iraqi people when he was never ever trained for this?

I understand the US is sending some marines there who, they claim, have some experience.

The other issue is, of course, why are they there? I reckon you can ask Blair that if he is still in a condition to talk when Hutton delivers his "verdict" :-) As for Bush.. you can rely on these words "Iraq has WMD and they are a threat to the US and all our allies" - kinda pointless, but that will be his legacy.

01-26-2004, 06:30 PM
Webby Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Far far away - as possible Posts: 14,956	allanuk: It is not just a matter of UK troops - it's the same with eg US troops in Iraq at the moment. Some of the guys being sent there are not equipped or trained for a "war zone" - a fair number are part-time soldiers. This is a hard time for troops in Iraq - there are, whether they like it or not, acting as mediators and peacemakers while being blown up. Can you expect a 24 year old guy to be able to pacify very irrate Iraqi people when he was never ever trained for this? I understand the US is sending some marines there who, they claim, have some experience. The other issue is, of course, why are they there? I reckon you can ask Blair that if he is still in a condition to talk when Hutton delivers his "verdict" :-) As for Bush.. you can rely on these words "Iraq has WMD and they are a threat to the US and all our allies" - kinda pointless, but that will be his legacy.