ITV News ran the story as their lead last night. Included footage of the Marines attacking a hilltop position. Pretty good overall.
You can't blame Joe Public, all they see from these wars is increased security, less freedom, more fear and bugger all end in sight.
If you want public support in this day and age then put Soldiers at every entry/exit point in the UK enforcing the law, put Sailors at sea protecting our apoproaches from drug/people smuggling (and our fishing grounds) and put the RAF in the air policing our National skies doing much the same thing.
Send us oversea to fight dodgy wars started by thick and dangerous politicians and you get the situation we are in now.