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[saravakos]

No thanks, as you shouldnt be there in the first place. Have you 'liberated' Iraq then?!

[purdey]

But I was and still go, that's the way it is full stop. Have you been ? so what do you know ? Liberated, not my brief, I was and am sent there to do my job.

[shahmaran]

Bah same story from the Vietnam survivors.

Only history can judge what happened, and as far as history shows its always the same story, Imperialist agendas that only serve one purpose, expand and exploit.

The rest is just political junk.

Your experience there does not qualify as a better judgement than history mate, I'm sorry.

[purdey]

But it it does give people a different insight ! I genrally try and base my views on what I hear from people who actually lived,fought, and experienced such countries.
I would like to know of the journalist or journalists who witnessed such events in Basra, or was it based on hearsay ?

[shahmaran]

I see.

Well I'll go fetch a couple of journalists for you then.

Be right back...

[purdey]

Thanks, in the meantime just so you are aware. History does base some of it's writings on people who actually fought in conflicts, including many who died, Vietnam included.
I tend to respect their part played no matter how un pc it might seem in the 21st Century.

[saravakos]

But it it does give people a different insight ! I genrally try and base my views on what I hear from people who actually lived,fought, and experienced such countries.
I would like to know of the journalist or journalists who witnessed such events in Basra, or was it based on hearsay ?

So because you've been there, you've seen everything thats happened there right?? ok then...

Why are you there? What do you believe you are doing there?

[purdey]

I have not seen everything, please how could I, but I have been there several times, have you ?
Why was I there, because it is what I do. Why does a baker go to work...to make bread maybe ?
I get the point, people do not agree with us been there but we are, sorry.

[saravakos]

You still havent answered my questions...its not a matter of doing a job as its incomparable with a bakers job. A baker doesnt invade foreign countries.

What have you achieved? What is the point? Is it/was it worth innocent civilians and soldiers dying? Does it not make you think how little the government must think of the soldiers to send them there just for OIL??

[purdey]

I will try and answer.
I do what I do because I enjoy doing it. I am trained to fight (among other things) and am classed as a soldier. I am not interested in what others, general public, politicians people in general think of me it's what I do, and have done it for a long time.
What have I achieved ? in the scheme of things I base my achievents on carrying out my duties and completing what has been set out for me. I cannot look at any bigger picture as my duties are set around small goals and protecting those around me, wether it be civilians or the people I work with.