From: Adrian on 8 Jan 2010 11:05 Alang <invalid(a)invalid.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>Absolutely, and I would be happy for pay an extra penny (say) of income >>tax if that would stop "our troops" getting killed. > If they don't want to risk getting killed they shouldn't join the army There are times when I think I'm the only person holding that opinion... Having people try to kill you is a fairly inherent part of the job description. Don't like it? Walk _past_ the Army recruitment office, then.
From: broadssailor on 8 Jan 2010 11:22 On 8 Jan, 16:05, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Alang <inva...(a)invalid.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they > were saying: > > >>Absolutely, and I would be happy for pay an extra penny (say) of income > >>tax if that would stop "our troops" getting killed. > > If they don't want to risk getting killed they shouldn't join the army > > There are times when I think I'm the only person holding that opinion... > > Having people try to kill you is a fairly inherent part of the job > description. Don't like it? Walk _past_ the Army recruitment office, then. My sentiments entirely!
From: Brimstone on 8 Jan 2010 12:44 "broadssailor" <graham.trimmer(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:1495d415-ea7d-4c2d-a268-7f8cebb0382a(a)p8g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > On 8 Jan, 16:05, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Alang <inva...(a)invalid.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they >> were saying: >> >> >>Absolutely, and I would be happy for pay an extra penny (say) of income >> >>tax if that would stop "our troops" getting killed. >> > If they don't want to risk getting killed they shouldn't join the army >> >> There are times when I think I'm the only person holding that opinion... >> >> Having people try to kill you is a fairly inherent part of the job >> description. Don't like it? Walk _past_ the Army recruitment office, >> then. > > My sentiments entirely! We could always revert to conscription.
From: broadssailor on 8 Jan 2010 12:45 On 8 Jan, 17:44, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "broadssailor" <graham.trim...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:1495d415-ea7d-4c2d-a268-7f8cebb0382a(a)p8g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > > > On 8 Jan, 16:05, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Alang <inva...(a)invalid.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they > >> were saying: > > >> >>Absolutely, and I would be happy for pay an extra penny (say) of income > >> >>tax if that would stop "our troops" getting killed. > >> > If they don't want to risk getting killed they shouldn't join the army > > >> There are times when I think I'm the only person holding that opinion... > > >> Having people try to kill you is a fairly inherent part of the job > >> description. Don't like it? Walk _past_ the Army recruitment office, > >> then. > > > My sentiments entirely! > > We could always revert to conscription. Then they would 'deserve' sympathy.
From: thomas on 8 Jan 2010 13:51
"Francis Burton" <fburton(a)nyx.net> wrote in message news:1262958483.503266(a)irys.nyx.net... > Their fault for not having a 4x4, surely? > Yeah but if the family in the 4x4 were killed by a 32 ton truck would you say its their fault for not having a 38 tonner? |