What are your thoghts re Gordon Brown bunging Iraq �100m

[Andy Boz]

As reported on yesterdays news, Gordon Brown has popped over to Iraq, and threatened to bung them �100 million quid, over 3 years, to rebuild the mess made by Tony and George.
I imagine that news came as music to the ears of soldiers without proper kit, howver what really annoys me is the how he can give away MY taxes, when we are being threatened with ever increasing charges for fuel, greenhouse gases, and rubbish in bins removal.
Comments please

[Big Al1st]

Totally agree. On top of that we are giving money to Pakistan, who can afford to develope nuclear weapons, to help teach their children not to become terrorists.
I have this theory that petrol fumes are beginning to addle peoples brains when you look at some of the decisions that are being made nowadays.
Just makes me wonder how long are the great British "unwashed" going to put up with the way the country has gone.

[Lonnie]

I agree with the money going to Iraq, we caused initially caused the destruction of its infrastructre, and never rebuilt it, so even though I don't like whats going on over there, we owe them, but it shouldn't be given until the insurgents agree to a peace, and they start working together, if thats possible.

[jake-the-peg]

Lonnie and I agreeing again - getting scary

Terrorists breed where there is poverty and no hope - people feel agrieved and have nothing to loose - it's one reason the IRA used to attack businesses in Ulster.

It's also a main reason for Hitler's rise to power after WWI

There were lots of critics simlar to you of the Marshall plan which poured billions of dollars of aid into Europe regardless of whether they had been friend or foe a few years earlier.

�100 million is roughly what the US is spending fighting the war in 12 hours

http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,FL _cost_111804,00.html?ESRC=eb.n

I don't know what the UK figures are but I'd bet if that gets us out even a month earlier it'll be a good investment

[jonnythebosh]

Now repear after me Andy, "Gordon knows best".

[johnizere]

every day I hear of British taxpayers money going abroad to fund something or other....last week I was watching some programme about a college in Pakistan or somewhere...funded by the British taxpayer! when our own schools haven't got enough of anything.
We are being taxed at every twist and turn, afraid to leave my wheely bin open an inch (I haven't gone metric yet), the lit is far too long for me to go on about the disgraceful way this government has stripped this nation in taxation, and where has it all gone?........certainly not on Britain and the British. Somebody turn the light off, as I won't be the last to leave.

[jno]

we broke Iraq, we should try to fix it. The time to complain was when Blair was going to war. Did you?

[kwicky]

After the chaos today in Iraq where nearly 200 have been killed and the same number injured we should take our money and run taking all our troops out of Iraq. This is obviously a prelude to civil war and our relatively few soldiers will be caught in the crossfire now that the Shias and Sunnis have taken their gloves off in a big way.

[bazwillrun]

and dont you find it an amazing coincidence that theres a good chance we will be pulling our troops out next spring, guess what happens about then next year, ? thats right a person we dont want and didnt elect will become PM

well what do you know , quelle suprise !!!???

[SLUGGER.U.K]

We did the same for the germans in WW2 and the Americans were supposed to help foot the bill....We are still waiting by the way for any money from the US governmentand i bet the US government wont be paying any of the money to Iraq or us either considering it was their Bombs, planes, choppers and marines that caused 95% of the damage. Our govmt will do anything to get more money from us tax payers and they will continue to introduce MORE taxes by the back door but try to keep joe public happy by saying "Oh no look at your income tax rate/bill..We havnt increased the basic reate of income tax" but all the time more and more of OUR money is being p1ssed up the wall by them. Wake up Britons stop voteing labour/conservative or liberal democrats they are all as bad as each other...Oh my God who do we vote for then....What a sh1t state we are in ,God help us!!