If it wasn't for the British military we would MAYBE be speaking German now. Please, WWII was a long campaign, and it wasn't just won by the Americans! The Royal Airforce fought a great campaign against the Luftwaffe, and I suggest you look at some history books! Even if the Germans had won the war, I sincerely doubt I'd be speaking German now. Oh, and my family were German anyway!



Judging by your response I guess you are pro-war. I think you made you post to show that Al-Gaeda are in Iraq. However, if you read the post it talks of Al-Qaeda movement (at a scale which I think is a little exagerrated), not previous occupancy / connections.



Furthermore, your post did nothing more than emphasise that the current campaign will do nothing more than bring further ruin to the area, and to the "West." That is my opinion. And that is what your post was outlining. If the Al-Qaeda are moving into Iraq, it's because they are fighting a war. I disagree with that. But I disagreed with the war in the first place. And why? Because I could envisage high casualties, a prolonged guerrilla war, and worse still, an increased risk of terrorism in the UK and the US. I am yet to see any evidence that my fears were unfounded.



Alternatives? Well, it's too late for that now. But I know I wouldn't have led troops into Iraq. I might have sent the SAS in to eliminate Saddam, but I wouldn't have started a war. Oh, and I certainly wouldn't now sit back and allow Israel to do whatever it bloody likes! If Iraq had bombed Iran say a year ago, because some terrorists had done a suicide bombing in Baghdad, can you imagine the response???



We are living in dangerous times, and they are getting worse. Time to rejoice and be proud? Personally, I think not!

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