Rant number 68
Today, another tragedy of war has been all over the news. Six more of our brave boys have paid the ultimate sacrifice in order to make others lives easier.
I hate war, but can't help but respect and honor anyone who risks their own lives every day in order that others lives may be saved, my anger is not for these boys (5 of the 6 who have died hadn't even made it to 21!) but for the idiots who still put their lives at risk.
That we are in Afghanistan at all is a mystery to me after all this time. The war has been a bloody mess, with multiple casualties from the very beginning, and we cannot win a war where the people we are trying to help are also sympathising with those who want to murder us.
I hate it so much. We waltzed in - belt and braces, to back up the Americans. To save them from themselves and to solve it all - but 10 years later, our soldiers are still being killed - and it is a waste.
Why can't we just pull out now? Say enough is enough - sort yourselves out now. They don't want us to be there, its costing our struggling country a fortune and, by advent of the fact that these things are still happening 11 years hence - just isn't working.
In the war rooms and the government offices, those of privilege, thousands of miles from any real danger - look at the facts and figures and decide that its still worth while. We are winning territory and - supposedly putting in place a worthy government with 'minimal casualties.'
Because thats the kind of language you get from these cotton wool wrapped bastards.
They forget that any one of their 'minimal casualties' is someone's son, daughter, mum, dad, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, cousin or friend.
Taking todays figures into account, UK deaths in his un-winnable war have hit 404. All blood spilt in the name of an unreachable ideal.
Yes, we may have taken some scalps in the name of this. Yes we may have won some small battles - but the war is not one you can win. According to figures online, the total casualties for the coalition come to a genuinely startling 2765 (as of December last year.) That's like a whole town being wiped off the map.
What a sad waste.
And that's just the guys on our side - not to mention the civilians.
If anyone in power comes across this rant. I have a message for you - stark and clear.
Get them out
Rant over.
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