Yes, it’s very saddening. I would like to see them turn, replace their commanders with men, and fight. Maybe they will do so, before it’s too late (before many more enemy cells are placed in the UK, as police tactics won’t stop that from eventually happening). Angry, proud denials and accusations against the USA by them only make it worse.
Taleban forces retake Afghan town(Brit soldiers brokered peace deal)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1777968/posts
US Envoy Attacks British Truce With Taliban
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1725331/posts
Britain ‘Out Of Step With NATO Allies’ (Afghan)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1763209/posts
British troops in Musa Qala were besieged for months by vastly superior numbers of Taliban. They repulsed relentless assaults almost daily. It was the locals in Musa Qala who requested a cease-fire. This also allowed the British to release troops for offensive operations. The British had very limited numbers of troops on the ground in Afghanistan. When the Taliban broke the truce, they lost the respect of the Afghan locals. British infantry have led all the major offensives in Helmand province.
The British effort in Afghanistan has been very successful. For the first time since 2001, the Taliban are being driven out of their Helmand heartland. This has come at a cost for British troops, bearing the brunt of the fighting. Often cut off and surrounded for weeks in isolated outposts the British have won every one of their engagements. One Canadian soldier sent to relieve such an outpost descibed the British as ‘unbelieveable soldiers’ and couldn’t believe that the British had fought on in such conditions for months. I’ll see if I can find the article. Dozens of gallantry medals have been awarded. Mnay articles on these have been posted on FreeRepublic if you look.
With regards to Iraq. It has been speculated that the British were about to leave ‘imminently’ several times over the last few years. Each article has brought many anti-British slurs on this website, despite not turning out to be true.
The British are having a tough time in Basra at the moment. But the UK government is still refusing to put a timetable on UK troop withdrawals.
i have clashed with you before mate, but why are you still tryin to protray my countrymen and soldiers are being unfit for the task. Especially in Helmand, where we have taken over the from the US, who had allowed the region to deteriorate into ‘the black heart of the taliban’.
I’m utterly offending by the comment you and ought-six are making, and your blatant nati-british attitude is disgusting. We have sacrificed lives of soldiers and their families to back you boys up, but if this is the gratitude we recieve from you back-stabbing fiends...............cheers, thanks for nothing.