I’m not going to get drawn into semantics about where the idea was born and where the application of such occured.
Yawn.
Have a bit more respect for an ally who is giving their all in a very difficult environment, with the knowledge that their efforts are belittled across the pond both in the media and the population in general.
You take Iraq, we can take over Afghanistan?
I have nothing against the British as a people...in fact, if you hang around here, you’ll find the most Freepers are decidedly Anglophile. My own ancestors, on both sides of my family, come entirely from the British Isles.
The article was an expose’ of the ineptitude of hidebound MoD desk officers, not of the British as a whole, and certainly not of British troops on the ground, who are exhibiting great bravery and fortitude under difficult conditions.
And don’t take my remarks personally. I engaged you in some verbal repartee because you provided me with an opportunity that I could not resist. That sort of thing happens a lot here.