Watching all the recent coverage of the "war" in Afghanistan especially with regard to Prince Harry, I once again get the feeling that we are not watching a real war, the same feeling as with the Gulf "War" of 1991.
The mysterious "Terry Taliban" as the Prince called them seem to be expendable phantasms.
We saw clips of Harry firing a gigantic machine gun, and the voiceover said that this was the Prince in combat.
Was anyone firing back at him at the same time? Didn't seem like it.
What was he firing at? He didn't seem to know.
What warranted such massive firepower? Did he know?
Also was it safe to film him close up?The whole thing seemed like an adventure holiday.
We also saw him directing in air strikes as if it was a computer game.
We then saw great pains taken over disarming a mine as penniless civilians staggered by looking at the odd men in green garb.
All very odd, as I'm sure you'll agree.
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Excellent article in the Independent on Sunday by a veteran about the utter lunacy of this war.
The mysterious "Terry Taliban" as the Prince called them seem to be expendable phantasms.
We saw clips of Harry firing a gigantic machine gun, and the voiceover said that this was the Prince in combat.
Was anyone firing back at him at the same time? Didn't seem like it.
What was he firing at? He didn't seem to know.
What warranted such massive firepower? Did he know?
Also was it safe to film him close up?The whole thing seemed like an adventure holiday.
We also saw him directing in air strikes as if it was a computer game.
We then saw great pains taken over disarming a mine as penniless civilians staggered by looking at the odd men in green garb.
All very odd, as I'm sure you'll agree.
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Excellent article in the Independent on Sunday by a veteran about the utter lunacy of this war.