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We’ve lost in Iraq

Posted by Trevor in under other on May 16th, 2007 | View Comments |

Prince Harry isn’t going to war because of "specific threats." The West might as well just convert to Islam.

Prince Harry will not deploy with his regiment to Iraq following "specific threats" to target him by insurgents fighting British and US forces, the head of the Army said.
General Sir Richard Dannatt said that his presence in Iraq would expose the 22-year-old Prince as well as the troops serving with him to "a degree of risk that I now deem unacceptable."

Gosh knows we cannot afford to lose a member of the British royalty even if that means we cannot lead by example. As you all know, in a democracy, like the kind we want Iraq to have, princes do not fight in wars because it is simply too risky for them. They are oh so much more valuable than anyone else. Toodles.

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Trevor

I tend to agree with everything you said, Mr. Rat.

He should be a man first, and a royal son second.

datarat

This makes me sad beyond belief. Even when a man has courage they won't allow him to use it.

I'm no Fan of the royal family, but as I understood it Harry wanted to go with his unit because they were his men. It seems to me that if the so-called Royal Family has any purpose at all it's to server as a role model. That kind of dedication to duty would have been a breath of fresh air in London.

As far as specific threats go, I think he would have made great flypaper for insurgents looking to find martyrdom. And excuse me for being a cold cynic, but on the off chance that one of them got lucky I'd also note that the Brits are touchy about their royalty getting dead. Might fire them up a bit.