[Baynative]

One can't possibly imagine what it must be like to serve in such a chaotic situation. The people are hostile, the government is incomprehensible, our own Commander-in-Chief is not behind our troops and we have announced we have a disoriented mission and no path to success, so we're leaving soon.

Every soldier there must be wondering why and if they may soon die for no reason.

[ngat]

“Every soldier there must be wondering why and if they may soon die for no reason.”

Speaking of Reason, I doubt we will ever be allowed to know what that soldier’s reason was for doing what “he” (one of the few things the bbc story makes clear) did.

I do not rule out any possibility.

[GVnana]

our own Commander-in-Chief is not behind our troops

And therein lies the biggest problem.

[MarMema]

this made me really stop and think this morning though