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You cannot possibly believe that we are just here to "do as we are told" without thinking things through? To motivate your troops/airmen/sailors you must have an understanding of what you are getting in to and why. When Bloggs comes up and says " What's the gen with this bulls hit Boss" You can then cofidently respond "To make the World a better place, free Iraqis from a Tyrant or create Bliar's legacy etc".
Moreover, have we made Iraq a better place? When I was last there, the locals now have a choice of who kills them rather than just Saddam (think Al Sadr Brigade, IPS, Coalition Forces, Tribal feuds etc).
You are right though when, ulitmately, we have to obey our deployment orders. If only the Government (Lab, Lib or Con) of the Day would ever listen to the Chiefs of Staff but twas ever thus!