A friend has a son serving with the British Army in Iraq. Here are some of his recent comments ...
... the country is crazy, dirty and smelly. The place is disgusting and most of the people are filthy dirty and lazy. The day labourers aren't to be trusted; they listen for gossip to report back to the insurgents. In central Baghdad where scores of Iraqis were waiting for job's as day labourers today at least 57 people were wounded or killed.
Nothing is reported about all the soldiers that get injured every day. They are taken to hospitals in Cyprus then returned to England to hospitals for treatment. They are receiving treatment in N.H.S hospitals (not a Military Hospital as we expect). The Military hospitals have specialised staff trained to deal especially with war victims The N.H.S aren't equipped for this - another cut back thanks to Tony Blair. They need trained military staff who understand the nightmares.
Only yesterday one of the soldiers was shot in the eye another was injured by a blast.
Simultaneous explosions occurr daily and we hear of car bombing and trouble caused by the insurgents.
We are not wanted in the country: even the Iraqi soldiers resent our presence. We cant trust anybody. They pretend to be friendly but in the next breath they say "Go home to your own country". The interpreter is always telling us this. It's crazy us being here!
We give small children sweets and treats; they are all bedraggled and brain-washed. The minute we turn away they are throwing stones at us and calling names. It's a no-win situation.
2 comments:
Sad....just sad
Becks blog, nice blog, nice name,
I know this is old old news but not for all our boys over there. To them its now and very,very real. I know the country is indeed crazy, dirty and smelly, the people were living in those conditions before we went in. Should we have gone into there country in the first place as an invader, thats what I'm sure a lot of the Iraqies thought, thats what we did! indeed in large numbers under the guise of liberaters, and looking for WMD's,(we knew where the OIL was!)oh remind me what that stands for again will you please.I know what my oppion is, like as 60% of the civilised world, Remember the placards, the demonstrations, the flyers in the house windows, did our Goverment take any notice of its people,do I have to say it. Well all together then NO, NO, NO!!!! Seriously though we have to support our soldiers while they are out there, they are in constant danger.British ,American,and all the other countries who have contributed and played there part in the conflict all speed in an early withdrawal.Would we like some other countries soldiers as occupiers in our country, answers on a post card please....
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