HVT= High Value Target.
And, who’s beheading would get more coverage: Sgt. Joe Smith, or the person third in line for the throne of Great Britain?
THAT type of publicity would cause turmoil in England that would drive their economy into the ground.
Think of it in those terms.
Yes, every soldier is valuable. And they are all someone’s son or daughter. BUT, the potential damage caused by the deaths of one over the other is something that must be considered.
Exactly right...although I think the real publicity would be the backlash. There is still a lot of pro monarchist opinion in the UK. Executing Prince Harry would have the streets swimming in blood.