Comments on: War costs in grief and reputation

By: Mr Nasim Awan

Mr Nasim Awan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:50:17 +0000

The War costs lives repuation and most of all we all have to go back to square one, and start talking peace in every case. It is time that the International Criminal Courts were set up with all countries signed up including the super powers, Far to long have the powerful countries had their own way, that is purely based on power rather then right or wrong. Untill this changes and rights of all cultures and races are respected then we will have terror from all sides. Lets not fool ourselves Terror comes in many forms from Individuals as well as Terrorist states. and that inclueds the US and Israel as well as Where the conflict is being fought at the moment. Out of all this has come out that the US super power is not what is was deemed out to be. The reality is a well trained US soldiers can’t even beat a tribal Afghan who has little to fight on compared to all the high tech equipment. Basic human right of having a peaceful life is the right of all. Lets face our own demons of looking the other way at the suffering of Palastinians who have no champions in the Wet because of powerful Jewish Lobby in the US. UK are like sad little puppies knelt by US masters

By: friendofmrsjanes

friendofmrsjanes — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:47:59 +0000

I respect you as a journalist and would like you to know my freind was there and told jacqui to tape the conversation on his phone between mrs janes and Mr Brown because she had just taken the sedatives she needs to even try and sleep and he thought she should tape it so she remembred in the morning.
He say she is glad she brought up the equipment shortages in that chat as she had been talking about it for a long time it’s what he would have wanted. She is the grieiving mum of a lad who gave his life for this country, so why are people attacking her? don’t get it.

By: aditya singh nathawat

aditya singh nathawat — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:33:18 +0000

Two points. 1. Where is the famous British Spirit??? Once the sun never set on British empire! How was it possiblle? The British spirit on which men left on small timber boats across the seas. Its not just war, its economics its fighting recession etc tec.
2. There are only two who have the experience of Afghanistan. One is Mughal emprors of India nad two British. I am Indian and I have seen graves of British soldiers lost in Afghanistan. Dates go back as early as 17th century. If UK is in Afghanistan, look back for last 300 yrs of yr own records. You will have all the answers.

By: Jim Flavin

Jim Flavin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:22:14 +0000

The longer the UK stays in Afghanistan – the more hatred will be generated [ of the UK ] – and the terrorist threat increased . .

By: Paul Dixon

Paul Dixon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:17:31 +0000

Now that Gordon Brown has taken to lecturing us on surviving tragedy and coming to terms with grief could someone explain to him that the only real consolation at such times is that everything was done that could have been to save the life,as he would have known at the time of his own sad loss.
When this is so manifestly not the case, grief compounded with anger is much more difficult to reconcile.

By: adrian clarke

adrian clarke — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:28:27 +0000

We could live by referendum.At least then decisions could be said to be democratic.As for Gordon holding one on Afghanistan,there is as much chance as him holding one on remaining in the EU

By: K. Moore

K. Moore — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:11:40 +0000

Why does your news reporting pay undignified courting, and give significant prominence to the opinions of the families of the war dead? These people are mourning and cannot be expected to be an objective voice to be taken into account when making extremely important strategic war decisions, something I trust, you are not seeking to influence. Churchill had to measure the grief of hundreds of thousands of bereaved families against his war objectives, but could not allow that to detract him. You are indulging in sentimentality and detracting from a measured consideration of the bigger picture – if we pull out, how big is the potential terrorist threat, (more tube or airline bombings, stadium massacre, perhaps, with many more than our several hundred miltary deaths ) and why does the threat exist in the first place?

By: Saltaire Sam

Saltaire Sam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:42:43 +0000

I was interested to hear this morning of the high numbers of ex service men and women in prison. We seem to be surprised that when people who have been trained to fight, often saaagely, are released from the discipline service life imposes, they don’t know how to handle it.

By: adz

adz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:29:21 +0000

What infuriated me today was listening to Mr Brown telling us he knows what it feels like to loose a loved one…I can’t remember if Gordon’s child had both legs blown off and bled to death or if it was just a simple murder at the hands of a “rogue policeman” down Oxford street…
adzmundo CND

By: Ray Turner

Ray Turner — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:53:18 +0000

Well, yes Adrian. You’re absolutely right.
But there are bigger issues really. I hadn’t even noticed Jons omission, due to all the gloomy news today…