| I came across this article, and someone may have posted it already. It describes many British soldiers, especially special forces, are wary of the Americans tactics in Iraq. Now we all know that this is old news. But what got me is that another ex SAS, not Ben Griffin, claimed that many of the American contractors and soldiers he met were evangelical Christians....I can honestly say I have yet to meet an evangelical christian in the military. There are several Christians, but they aren't the kind of people who go over to Iraq just to get a little crusading done. My quetion is to the brits. Are there some brits who really fancy themselves as the voice of reason amidst a "holy war"? I would usually chalk it up to British media, which generally portrays the Americans as thugs who don't understand the situation and the British as heroes who are experts at winning the hearts and minds. Perhaps, a soldier who serves in Ramadi or Bahgdad will see things differently than one in Basrah, where very little if any sectarian strife takes place due to it's 99% shia population. I know this was discussed before, but this article in my opinion merits another look at this. Anyways here is the article:
h*tp://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/03/12/do1201.xml |
