tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post7274887424801170188..comments2023-10-31T15:14:05.373+00:00Comments on Hagley Road To Ladywood: War Games and scapegoatsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-22975176788475495342009-07-16T19:44:33.999+01:002009-07-16T19:44:33.999+01:00I don't agree with you guys.
The sooner we get...I don't agree with you guys.<br />The sooner we get the fuck out of Afghanistan the better. If the reason why we're fighting that war is terrorism, then this is not the way to fight it. I think we are aiming at nothing in particular.Patrick Graynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-31466116837642091992009-07-14T19:27:40.316+01:002009-07-14T19:27:40.316+01:00Paul, totally agree.
What is going on??? :-)Paul, totally agree.<br />What is going on??? :-)claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11498799178450479883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-21580767974015415162009-07-14T19:17:57.944+01:002009-07-14T19:17:57.944+01:00Stan, I suppose in fact I'm more supportive of...Stan, I suppose in fact I'm more supportive of your stance than I earlier thought. I don't really follow populists such as Littlejohn but can see no reason to disagree with your sentiments re him and his ilk. <br /><br />'However, don't you think the mismanagement you mention pre-dated Gordon Brown?'<br /><br />Hell yes. However neither Brown as Chancellor, nor anyone else in Nulabour ever saw fit to mention to Blair that he needed to properly fund his adventures. Simply put if you're going to favour militarism then you need to man and equip forces to that end. One thing that Gates as US defence Secretary initiated was to ask Congress to increase the size of the US army and Marines. This was a far sighted and sensible policy. <br /><br />However the UK attitude under Brown has been to simultaneously ask the army to fight wars whilst limiting the budget, a non-starter in my opinion. I couldn't agree more with regards to mismanagement. That goes back to the Thatcher period. I intend to blog myself some more on defence issues. I do not wish to see a return to cold war levels of spending. However some increases may be necessary. Alternatively the army could be lavishly equipped by scrapping Trident and using those funds.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249817220736089013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-1176629471723510512009-07-14T18:35:42.108+01:002009-07-14T18:35:42.108+01:00Proof I think, that tabloid journalists are signif...Proof I think, that tabloid journalists are significantly worse people than the average person. I'm still just about in favour of carrying on this farce in Afghanistan, but how can anyone have thought it made sense to wage an unprovoked war of aggression in Iraq at the same time? What a mess. What a stupid, ugly decade.Chris Baldwinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-68864451502942521582009-07-14T16:46:14.713+01:002009-07-14T16:46:14.713+01:00I don't deny some of what you say makes perfec...I don't deny some of what you say makes perfect sense. However, don't you think the mismanagement you mention pre-dated Gordon Brown? <br /><br />Also, you've got to admit that especially Littlejohn and McKinstry are selectively supportive of the war in Afghanistan. All for it when it goes well, let's-get-the-fuck-out-of-there when the number of casualties goes up.Stan Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877204795536395407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-52499862617505150372009-07-14T15:46:49.886+01:002009-07-14T15:46:49.886+01:00Couldn't really disagree more. Defence cuts a...Couldn't really disagree more. Defence cuts are killing soldiers particularly cuts in the provision of helicopters. Also it makes sense to criticise the government over this and other policies. I will concede however that I share your cynicism over some of the armchair critics. However when it comes from people like Lord Guthrie and Ed Butler they have a point.<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5819744/Gordon-Brown-says-troops-in-Afghanistan-have-right-equipment.html<br /><br />http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6703626.ecePaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249817220736089013noreply@blogger.com