Fighting terrorists is a very dirty type of war.
You have no idea who the enemy is sometimes or where he will strike next.
He will play below the rules while his supporters will scream bloody murder every chance they get.
His terrain is ordinary streets, ordinary houses and he will do his best to ensure that when you strike back civilians will get in the way. Sniping from houses that contain civilians so that when we fire back civilians may get hit
If you are going to go over past British military operations in North Ireland will you hold the American Army fighting a similar sort of war to the same standard and accountability or is it that one is Irish and the other just a lot of damm Muslims.
Right on man. well said.
How do the two insurgent wars in Northern Ireland and Iraq compare?
What is the reality of the situation in the South?
Oh and whatever side of the wire we fall on, I reckon I can speak for almost one and all here when I say good on yer for doing your job. Terrible situation, one can only hope that time will improve the conditions and heal open wounds.
Thanks for your service both in NI and Iraq. The parallels between the two situations are remarkable - terrorists hiding amongst the civilian population and using all the dirty tactics imaginable with no regard for loss of civilian life whilst the army has to 'play by the rules'. Are you at liberty to say where in NI you were stationed?