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Old 16th Oct 2005, 11:03
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An Teallach
 
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Wasn't one good officer charged with "Negligently performing a duty" or some such?

I would have thought that, standing the legality / illegality of the invasion itself, the current situation to my mind amounts to criminal negligence on the part of those who ordered the war. To invade a country having not the first idea what you are going to do with it once you've conquered it to my mind amounts to criminal negligence.

Perhaps this chap will argue that he did not want to become an accomplice in the furthering of such criminal negligence?

BTW, I'm not saying here that I would have done what he's done. However, I can see where he's coming from.
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