The Politicos would, and have already, found some place else to poke their noses into and your lives in danger over. Unfortunately these days we seem to spend too much time and effort with the secondary role of the military - An extension of Political farce, rather than the primary role - Defence of the Nations shores!
I agree with many of the comments about it becoming a bit of a circus event, but anything other than the Main Gate is nothing but lack of respect. Its symbolic. Change the Market day, change the day of arrival, hell even build a new firkin road but show some official respect!
Shuffle the dead out the back - 'bout sums up this country AND most of its people!
Insha-Allah.
