A quarter of a century since 19 hijackers with a death-wish sent me to Iraq, the West has come to see what we could already see fraying. We must wake up and reshape Britain’s role in the world.
An amazingly personalised perspective on the events of 9/11 and a reminder to us all to guard against modern complacency in the safety of the world order . 9/11 may have been the first Article 5 call to arms of NATO, but it wont be the last . Well said, Tom Tugendhat
Sure, but it’s what resulted in me being sent to war. Complain to Tony Blair about the connection. That was his decision. I was a soldier ordered to go.
I can easily do that. I’m recounting a personal story. If you don’t want to read it - don’t. Go and enjoy an afternoon in the sun and get over yourself!
I suppose that you know the reason you had fewer helicopters than when the Russians were there. I mean did you intend that sentence to mean something about your supply lines? The US's? The afghani mullahs shot them down so their use was limited.
An amazingly personalised perspective on the events of 9/11 and a reminder to us all to guard against modern complacency in the safety of the world order . 9/11 may have been the first Article 5 call to arms of NATO, but it wont be the last . Well said, Tom Tugendhat
A big difference between our Foreign Secretary and the Shadow Foreign Secretary - the shadow understands the world.
How many times must it be said? Iraq had nothing whatsoever to do with 9/11.
Sure, but it’s what resulted in me being sent to war. Complain to Tony Blair about the connection. That was his decision. I was a soldier ordered to go.
You were sent to fight in Iraq because politicians decided they wanted to you to.
It worries me that the shadow foreign secretary cannot unravel the cause and effect here.
I can easily do that. I’m recounting a personal story. If you don’t want to read it - don’t. Go and enjoy an afternoon in the sun and get over yourself!
I suppose that you know the reason you had fewer helicopters than when the Russians were there. I mean did you intend that sentence to mean something about your supply lines? The US's? The afghani mullahs shot them down so their use was limited.