Good job there were no Iranians on rubber rafts around to surrender to.
These men may have been useful, the current crop are a liabilty.
I haven’t been on these boards for long, but every negative thread about Britain that appears, you can always guarantee a seemingly delighted post from one poster above all- yourself. Why the anti-British attitude? Have you ever been to the UK? It really does border on racism the amount of vitriol you pour at the UK at every opporunity. Unsurprisingly, you never post on threads that are positive about the UK and its contribution to world affairs (unless to criticise Britain). Why the double standard?
As for the contribution of Britain’s ‘current crop’ to the WOT, your criticisms border on the irrational. Can you please name me one ally of the United States that has contributed more to the WOT than the United Kingdom (and I’m talking about real blood sacrifice)? If you chide your strongest ally like this, then is your argument that the whole of the rest of the world does not bear any worth? You insult British men and women who have laid down their lives for their US friends by describing them as a liability. I personally trust the judgement of a man (American) who has seen British troops fight first hand.
See link:http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/british-forces-at-war-as-witnessed-by-an-american.htm
If you do proper academic research, you would recognise that the British army/military is recognised as one of the pound-for-pound best in the world.
I have nothing but respect for the US military and the US as a country. However, given the high profile case a couple of years back of US troops refusing convoy duty in Iraq, I feel it is the height of hypocrisy to use the Iranian hostage situation as a brush to tar the British nation. (By the way, it was the British in a rubber dingy (singular) who surrendered to eight Iranian gunboats, with 12.7mm heavy machine guns with troops wielding RPGs in this case, but don’t let facts get in the way of another cheap shot will you mate? :-)).
Doubtless I’ll be met with more meaningless words to insult the British nation, which is a shame given that I have nothing but respect for your country.