For how much longer are we going to continue to send our soldiers into danger on the streets of Iraq?
On an almost daily basis we are hearing of another death in our armed forces. These brave men and women are packed off half way around the world in an effort to bring peace to a country ravaged by war. the government relies on their loyalty in wanting to serve their country. However, these people have families back home worrying about them. Wondering whether or not they will ever see them again.
Yes, sure enough people there signed up for the Army with a view to protecting our country. But this battle taking place in Iraq is a never-ending nightmare. I think it is high time we left the Iraqi people to sort their country out themselves.
Bush set the ball rolling by drumming into our heads that Saddam Hussein had a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. However as we all know this was a false statement, yet it was the main reason for sending our troops into Iraq.
Now armed with this knowledge and having removed Saddam from power, I would say our mission is complete. And until we vacate their country, there will never be a chance of stability. There is too much resentment towards the Americans by the Iraqi citizens for there to ever have peace on the streets of Iraq.
Maybe it's time our government got some backbone and stopped letting Bush pull the strings. If the Americans want to stay out in the gulf then leave them to it. But bring our soldiers back to Britain and more importantly back to their families.
