well said lads
I have absoultley no confidence that if I went to basra or khandahar and had to use my personal weapon there that I would be protected by the RAF or the MOD, it makes me wonder when you have the enemy to your front and a human rights lawyer at your back. Oh does the MoD have the figures for human rights lawyers in the TA?who have been to Iraq?
Tom watson is right , we cant have a forces that we pick and choose where we go , but it would have been nice to think the polititcans would have done that job for us and took the countries wishes in to acount.
As for recruiting this is a disater and I think in general that Iraq has done the greatest damage in 50 years to the armed forces, but acording to the MoD that doesnt matter as they require less man power!