Dear Mr Civilian,
your comments are an insult to those servicemen and women who by their very actions enable you to make such sad and unwarranted remarks.
I have served in several conflicts, Falklands, Gulf war, Bosnia, Kosovo and more recently Afghanistan. Yes, casualties are much less than they used to be, but flag-waving?
If you think that flying at 50' over a featureless desert at night, with a few thousand pounds of HE under your belly is 'flag waving' or spending 16 hours at 40,000' in an AWACS is 'flag waving' you are patently an ignorant and stupid person.
Do us all a favour, crawl back under your little stone and get a life.
I am unable to waste any more of my valuable time on you
The Swinging Monkey
'Smithers, kick this civilian in the nuts for me, theres a good chap!!
just read your comment about the Americans prefering to go it alone. Now I know you are a fool. I work directly with US aviators EVERY day, and believe me, they much prefer us to be with them. Why do you think we are still in Afghanistan? 'cos its nice weather or what? you are a fool Sir.