This is a difficult one
After volunteering for Granby 1, and a couple of other insignificant tours I question myself as to wether or not I would be up for this one,
I think my honest opinion would be no, not out of cowardice, not out of idleness I think that there are too many divisions of thought out there.
On Granby 1 there was no question that Saddam should be removed, in the Falklands it was open and closed, kick em out, In kosova, Bosnia etc there was full justification for the interference of the Armed Forces.
I simply do not think this should be happening without further say so from the UN
I don't want to see good mates and ex colleagues die for the sake of Bushes vendetta. The polls speak for themselves, too many not sures etc.
I wonder how many of the Yes votes are from 19, 20 yr old Nigs who have just joined up and never seen a stiff and how many 'Yes lets do em' came from older more experienced soldiers.
Granted the soldiers serve the Queen and the government of the day, How many of us would vote this government back in office if there was an election tomorrow.
Just a thought.
To stop ORG and some of the others brandishing me a yellow bellied white feather waver, Iam about to sacrifice an Iraqi toddler with a pitchfork on the M6 flyover at Preston
I don't want to be considered a pacifist, I truly believe Saddam should be removed, just not this way. Im all for zimbabwe and half a dozen other just causes for Military involvement wordwide. If the brown envelope arrived tomorrow for any of them I'd be right there. Just not this trip to the desert in these circumstances.
Then again opinions are like ass-holes, everybody has one, thats mine