Letters to the Editor
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Fine piece
Thank you for writing your piece. You are absolutely correct in your statement that soldiers don't get to choose their wars. That is extremely important to remember.
The troops who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan today are magnificent. They're undersupplied, underequipped and with a couple off noteable exceptions have been poorly led by careerist general officers. They've been repeatedly betrayed by the civilian leadership. Yet, they continue to re-enlist and go back for repeated deployments.
Civilians who have never served owe a particular debt of gratitude to those who chose to put their lives on the line and consequently lost them.
And to Axon who would so blithely send young people to war against Iran and speaks of "political will", what war did you serve in?