[WaterDragon]

Repeat: the article was posted to expose idiocies of a supposedly conservative newspaper, not an attack on the British troops.

And it isn't "just one article", this is the latest in a series of similar articles trashing American troops. The Brits on this forum have tended to see these articles as just showing pride in their troops. American newspapers have not seemed to need to trash British troops in order to express pride in our own.

[may18]

well i understand your point, truth be told ive seen articles in the papers i hate most trashing our OWN troops

WRT to american media, nod its been good, In the first days of the war a retired American general, Wesley Clarke, was on CNN speaking with some disdain of UK troops, however to be fair a couple of weeks later he said they had performed superbly.

When i saw the general on CNN i just took it as just one opinion, i knew the truth from talking to my family (one of whom served in the current conflict).

Anyway i agree that its a silly article

Ive already emailed them to complain

[Happygal]

Repeat: the article was posted to expose idiocies of a supposedly conservative newspaper, not an attack on the British troops. And it isn't "just one article", this is the latest in a series of similar articles trashing American troops. The Brits on this forum have tended to see these articles as just showing pride in their troops. American newspapers have not seemed to need to trash British troops in order to express pride in our own.

Pardon my 'French', but HORSESHITE!

If your intention in posting this article was to show up the Daily Telegraph, please link EVERY other article in the 'series'.

I will counter with positive supporting the troops links for you from the same CONSERVATIVE newspaper.

If the posting of this article wasn't meant as a sleight on the British troops, why aren't you in their making that clear to every anti-British comment made on this thread?

[Pukka Puck]

"Repeat: the article was posted to expose idiocies of a supposedly conservative newspaper, not an attack on the British troops.

And it isn't "just one article", this is the latest in a series of similar articles trashing American troops. The Brits on this forum have tended to see these articles as just showing pride in their troops. American newspapers have not seemed to need to trash British troops in order to express pride in our own."

I agree. Madivan and his amen corner have characterized these sort of articles as simply pointing out that our soldiers are a little too tightly wound, but they are obvious digs at our troops and by implication, our country.