Should he stay or should he go?
- Thread starter Pythagoras
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Rapier
Supporting Member
Looks like the Government read this thread.
Harry's secret new war role
Army chiefs are planning other ways of letting him see frontline action
Army chiefs want to find a way of letting Prince Harry fulfil his dream of seeing frontline action.
Desperate to repair the public relations disaster caused by the decision not to send him to Iraq, they are trying to find him a secret war role by switching him to another unit. There are two options: he could be deployed to a United Nations force, which would enable him to serve in trouble spots in Africa or Bosnia, where there is a smaller risk of being directly targeted by insurgents. The other would be to switch him to another regiment so that he could see action in Afghanistan.
Harry's secret new war role
Army chiefs are planning other ways of letting him see frontline action
Army chiefs want to find a way of letting Prince Harry fulfil his dream of seeing frontline action.
Desperate to repair the public relations disaster caused by the decision not to send him to Iraq, they are trying to find him a secret war role by switching him to another unit. There are two options: he could be deployed to a United Nations force, which would enable him to serve in trouble spots in Africa or Bosnia, where there is a smaller risk of being directly targeted by insurgents. The other would be to switch him to another regiment so that he could see action in Afghanistan.
simonbassbone
Member
So now its been decided some aspects of military life are too dangerous for Harry should that be a end to Royals having pretend military careers so they can wear the uniforms and lots of medals but serve no real purpose?
P.s. I'm amazed at the number of people on this site who seem to know Prince Harry personally
or are some people making assumptions based on their own opinion?
P.s. I'm amazed at the number of people on this site who seem to know Prince Harry personally
or are some people making assumptions based on their own opinion?
msgiggles
New Member
As a wife of a soldier who was deployed to Iraq in 2003 when the war 1st started I am pleased that he is not going.Yes he did sign up for it and I truly beieve that he wants to go but the risk to the men and women around him would just be too great and unneccesary.
So many soldiers have died over there already -- the Garrison has lost many men one was buried just this week. Not a day goes by that I dont think how lucky I am that my husband was not one of them.
So many soldiers have died over there already -- the Garrison has lost many men one was buried just this week. Not a day goes by that I dont think how lucky I am that my husband was not one of them.
gawber
Active Member
I agree and for that reason feel it right that he will not be going to Iraq.
sonja
New Member
i refer back to my original post, why on earth did someone not think of this before he was allowed to join the army. it's all very well saying now that he can go in secret to fight in some other area/conflict but how much of tax payers money is this wasting. training someone up in the army just to say 'sorry you can fight' is absolutely ridiculous.
in my two years of a level politics one of the few things i learnt is that, if we turned buck house and the rest of them into tourist attractions, as a country we'd generate a lot more income. this was proven in france when they abolioshed the monarchy and became a republic.
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in my two years of a level politics one of the few things i learnt is that, if we turned buck house and the rest of them into tourist attractions, as a country we'd generate a lot more income. this was proven in france when they abolioshed the monarchy and became a republic.
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tubafran
Active Member
Really? - interesting take on history that one. I thought it was to do with "Liberty, fraternity and equality", so all that head chopping was just an extra attraction for the tourist industry?
I agree with this...it would be very irresponsible to allow him to go to Iraq...not only would it put the country / goverment in a very difficult position if he was captured but more than anything .. if he was there it would increase the risk of harm to the soldiers around him greatly as he would be a target.
On the other hand , should he really have been allowed to sign up to the army in the first place if the plan was for him to never be allowed to do the same duties as the other soldiers?
tubafran
Active Member
Had the MOD not given the information out where he was going there would have been no additional threat to him or his troops - he would have just been soldier Wales - however the press would not have allowed this to be "secret" and speculated on where he was. "Careless talk, costs lives" was accepted by the press up to the Falklands War why couldn't there have been a discussion between government/MOD and the press council to agree what they could or could not report on his location?
Once the MOD decided to make the announcement they should have foreseen the logical conclusion to this - that is, he could not safely go.
What about a number of Harry lookalikes been sent out to confuse and draw out the insurgents? Or are they managing to do this without any extra assistance?
Once the MOD decided to make the announcement they should have foreseen the logical conclusion to this - that is, he could not safely go.
What about a number of Harry lookalikes been sent out to confuse and draw out the insurgents? Or are they managing to do this without any extra assistance?