Should Harry be sent to the front lines?

I do believe that we may be having precisely this debate over Prince William soon...

Harry didn't ask to be a Prince, it was an accident of birth. Nor does he ask to be wrapped in cotton wool. He's a soldier, so he should be deployed.

[northwind]

Yep, but this isn't a conventional war... If Andrew had been shot down and captured in the Falklands, he could expect to be treated as a POW. If Harry gets captured in Iraq... Well, being executed on camera's probably one of the less bad options really.

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

You do realise politics isn't a new thing, don't you? Popular politics maybe, but not politics.

Yes, but they didn't have beheadings on the internet in Henry V's day

Well according to the radio this morning, he's off. Good luck to him and everyone else. They'll need it.

"Cry God for England, Harry and St George!"

Originally Posted by Well Oiled

Yes, but they didn't have beheadings on the internet in Henry V's day

Consider what happens next though. British government use this as an excuse to slaughter the lot of them. There are always to sides to this story and the government will use it to further there cause anyway. Bottom line - if he is killed it will cause more outrage and support to a war that is being lost.

[Stingo]

Originally Posted by Gmonsta

Consider what happens next though. British government use this as an excuse to slaughter the lot of them. There are always to sides to this story and the government will use it to further there cause anyway. Bottom line - if he is killed it will cause more outrage and support to a war that is being lost.

I'd be surprised if there was more support for the war. I'd have thought that the public would be downright livid and would demand an end to the 'hostilities' - at the very least a swift withdrawal of British troops.

hes not going then, its offical

Originally Posted by Tiger 55

Well according to the radio this morning, he's off.

See, this is why I don't listen to the radio.

What's the point for him in an army career if he's never going to fulfill his training. How is that lack of experience going to prepare him to be an effective officer? If I was him I would have to take a long look at whether I would want that cotton wool wrapped career.

Yet another wasted use of my tax payers money.