tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13481460.post114423074871319676..comments2023-06-02T12:52:48.743+00:00Comments on The Bailey Blog: “Fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists.”Richard Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13849882698277474267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13481460.post-1151515367823638342006-06-28T17:22:00.000+00:002006-06-28T17:22:00.000+00:00I am an Ex Army Officer. Subtle but important dif...I am an Ex Army Officer. Subtle but important difference.<BR/><BR/>I am not aware of any such plan, but I may have missed something so if you can reference that question I would be very grateful.<BR/><BR/>Were any such announcement to be made, I would be dismayed. I have said what I think about this mission. Such a deployment plan would simply confirm that this operation is motivated entirely by the need to control the supply of oil in the Middle East.<BR/><BR/>One day I may be in favour of troop deployments (and deaths) to protect oil supplies, but not yet.<BR/><BR/>What gets to me about Iraq is the deceit and lack of moral integrity behind it. I have seen at first hand that a grewat deal of government is undertaken with a hidden agenda. But I will never tolerate any military action on that basis. It is either morally justified to go to war or it is not.<BR/><BR/>We have deposed Saddam and we have removed the "threat" of WMD. Our job is done (so much as it was ever required). The people of Iraq will govern themselves as they always have.<BR/><BR/>And that is the final point to make. We, Britain, have 200 years of experience in dealing with Iraq and Afghanistan. The first history I learnt about in my own regiment was the 3rd Afghan War (Kandahar and Dargai).<BR/>And yet we walzt back in without any reference to our own hard fought experience.<BR/><BR/>Our soldiers and airmen deserve better.Richard Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849882698277474267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13481460.post-1151511854359288942006-06-28T16:24:00.000+00:002006-06-28T16:24:00.000+00:00632C5R09OW8Your;re a army officer what do youthink...632C5R09OW8<BR/><BR/><BR/>Your;re a army officer what do you<BR/>think of plans for a permanent occupation or 40 occupation of <BR/>iraq.<BR/>Please reply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com