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Topic History of: soldiers and compensation
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Innocent Accused |
Very easy to let one's judgement be clouded by meejah sensationalism,and to mix up those military working in prisons with the frightened teenager out on night patrol in a badly protected vechicle.
As I said I've been there,and the reality certainly doesn't match the hype.Like it or not,we have to have a military otherwise we'd have been swamped by others years ago.Of course the price you pay for that is a certain excess we'd all rather do without,but is impossible to remove without changing the whole ethos. |
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Mark Blashky |
Didn't soldiers from some other country once use the excuse that they were only obeying orders?
It wasn't accepted then. Why should it be accepted now? |
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Innocent Accused |
You're blaming the troops for the mess made by the government.
Certain troops have indeed broken the law,but you can't use that as an excuse to deprive them compensation if they suffer as a result of obeying orders.
In many cases the military is the only job available to youngsters in deprived parts of the country.It's easy for more educated people who have had more breaks in life to look down on simple servicemen,but we really do need to see the wider picture.
I visited Iraq as a private citizen back in 2004 to see the real horrors we had comitted there,and I certainly do not blame your average squaddie as a result of this first hand experience,in fact I admire the roles they play even more as a result. |
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In The Know |
Innocent Accused wrote:
.... but we can guarantee that if they make a sacrifice on our behalf .....
Have you forgotten that this illegal war lead to the biggest demonstrations EVER seen on the streets of Britain ?
The numbers who turned out clearly represent only a tiny proportion of the people against this illegal invasion (as the majority would not be able to get to the demonstration due to distance, work committments etc).
Anyone who has made a "sacrifice" has NOT done it on my behalf !
(PS - Would they still be whining if they had all come back safe and sound (still, of course leaving hundreds of thousands of Iraqis dead and injured?) |
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In The Know |
veritas wrote:
I think you have raised a really important issue Emma Bee and one worthy of discussion.
Personally-I believe governments by nature have a duty of care and therefore compensation should be available to victims of crime.
I very largely agree with Emma Bee.
The government sent these people into war situations (for their own self-interest?) and do not want to know when they are killed / injured. (It's bad publicity !). The MoD will release (later today) the numbers seriously injured during July (again something they normally like to keep quiet about).
Charities like "Help the Heroes" exist because the government don't want to know !
I would have slightly more sympathy IF I'd heard one - just one - parent of those killed / injured express ANY remorse for the hundreds of thousands killed and injured BY their sons' actions !
The Iraq Inquiry starts today .... anyone believe that those responsible will be brought to justice ? |
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