Don’t shout at the telly: An army of emotion
In this compelling on the sofa discussion, young volunteers consider the response to the death of British soldiers in Afghanistan. John Conroy argues the terrible tragedy for families should be a personal one and our emotional reactions will not help clarify what’s going on and may undermine the politics we need.
Recommended links:
- Article by Seumus Milne: How many more will die in vain before we withdraw?
- Article by Mick Hume: Afghanistan, the West has defeated itself
- BBC Q&A: Foreign Forces in Afghanistan
- Stop the War Coalition website
Related topics: Debates, International
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Milanzi said:
The interesting point here is in regards to the confusion surrounding the Afghan War. What is it for? Al-Qaida? The Taliban?
Tatjana said:
I would not treat soldiers who are going to war to get a good pay as heroes, however I would treat many of the soldiers are marionettes of the government, as like the war in Iraq and the war in Afganistan are mainly for the reason of the oil. There was not even one country who could win in Afganistan, and neither USA, neither UK will win that war, because every time there will be another child in Afganistan taking a weapon in their hands to take revenge on somebody who they knew was killed in the war. When I asked my mate from Iraq, what he thought about the current situation there, democracy and S. Hussein, he told, there was one dictator, one thief before, now there are many. Particularly, there was not ever found an evidence, that there was atomic weapon in Iraq, as USA government was saying.