Kudos to Prince Harry (for serving in Iraq)

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LONDON -- To the troops he commands, he will be 2nd Lt. Wales -- as in, son of the prince of.

A mixture of approval and national unease greeted confirmation from the Defense Ministry on Thursday that England's beloved, tow-headed Prince Harry is headed for Iraq.

Publicly, there was appreciation for the 22-year-old prince's determination to serve with his mates in the Household Cavalry Regiment, bound for a six-month deployment in southern Iraq this spring.

Privately, there was the dreadful image, inevitably imagined, of the third in line for the British throne staring out of a jihadi kidnap video.

"The decision to deploy him has been a military one, made by the Chief of the General Staff, Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt, in conjunction with Cornet Wales' commanding officer," the ministry said in a statement, using the British cavalry title "cornet" for second lieutenant. "The Royal Household has been consulted throughout."

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-harry23feb23,0,1362774.story?coll=la-home-headlines

hig · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:31 pm Post subject:

Didn't Blair just announce that England was bringing their troops home?? Guess that'll be a flight there and back??
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MIMLaker · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject:

Anyone wonder what the Bush daughters are doing this weekend?

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he_is_the_one · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:39 am Post subject:

TACH · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:11 am Post subject:

Seriously... I think its a bad idea... he puts everybody at even more risk... He's a walking target, 'prize capture' if you will. Can you imagine if he was ever captured (not a far fetched idea, since he will be on tank patrols)

England is reducing troops, but not entirely pulling out...... yet.

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angel · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:47 am Post subject:

I give him credit for being a man. It's easy to ask others to go out and put themselves in harm's way. It's another thing to go out and lead. He has guts. Having the stomach to fight means avoiding fights. Bullies pick on victim types, not so much those who fight back. The British are handing some responsibilities to the Iraqis. It's also what the US plans to do. I hope they can get it done fairly soon.
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Ares24 · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:15 pm Post subject:

i think this is just one big publicity stunt that will put his m8's in danger. the guy will prob be guarded by 70% of the british troops.

bad move

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Socks · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:35 pm Post subject:

The crown weighs heavily...he's in a classic no win situation.

1) Don't go: get criticized for sending average citizens to war but not those who are privileged

2) Go: Put your fellow soliders in more danger, put a high-ranking government leader in a position of risk

Guess you just gotta do what you feel is right. Considering he must've had to lobby pretty heavily to go, good on him for doing so.

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