FAO AOG

[sherminator]

Blair has just donated his advance of 4.6 million to a charity for injured soldiers!!!
just thought you would like to know that!

[jno]

and all his royalties too.

[anotheoldgit]

Yes I have just read it and was about to post.

That's absolutely brilliant of him, and I admire his generous gesture.

But if I were to be really cynical, I would say there wouldn't be any injured soldiers, if it hadn't been for him.

From Iraq and Afghanistan that is.

[Gromit]

AOG,

Most of the soldiers killed or injured volunteered for the forces after the two wars commenced. The average age is 22. It was what they wanted to do, and unfortunately, they paid with their lives.

[anotheoldgit]

/// Most of the soldiers killed or injured volunteered for the forces after the two wars commenced.///

Oh! so this makes it ok then?

Just another pointless post to try and cover up facts.

That is not the issue Gromit, I was just posting a fact resulting from Blair's disastrous involvement in these areas of the Middle East.

[Gromit]

It's what soldiers are paid to do. Get over it.

[Zeuhl]

I think this is the only option he could take if his long-term strategy is to redeem himself from the label of 'irresponsible (criminal?) foreign-policy adventurer' at other people's expense.

I'm not sure it alone could be enough.

Re: other posts. Yes I find all this Our Heroes stuff rather sickly, sentimental and inappropriate if only because it devalues the term when we want to recognise those who really do go the extra mile in terms of courage and self sacrifice. However, the fact remains that many people have died (British, American, Iraqi and a host of other nationalities) because Bush had ambitions for personal glory, revenge and profit and Blair .... well who knows what he thought he could get out of it; his Falklands?
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[trish1234567]

Apologies Sherminator for accidentally taking over your thread. Quite unintentional.
Trish.

[sherminator]

nae worries! hardly obvious from the title

[anotheoldgit]

sherminator

Since you targeted your question specifically at me, I thought the least you could have done was respond to my answers.

[youngmafbog]

Well his obnoxious wife and himself have creamed plenty out of society. Take for instance the HRA, implemented by him so his missus could then take legal aid to defend dodgy people.

I am cynical of anything a lefty does. Especially one with a permenant grin on his face.

[bazwillrun]

If his intentions are purely charitable, why didnt he make them clear from the outset, why wait until now ?

[rov1200]

Even when in power Blair was worried about his legacy. Historians are about to write their conclusions of the Iraq war with info gained via the Chilcot inquiry. He will be castigated for siding with Bush and will make him a Prime Minister who has not put Britain first resulting in many losses of soldier's lives.

Because of the hostility towards Blair his book was likely to be a flop. What better technique than to say the royalties will be given to the soldier's charity. Because of this the sales of the book will increase ten fold. Rather than being a forgotten character with negative comments he will be able to tell his own story and hope to drown out the real books by the historians.

[sherminator]

Not being cheeky AOG as, yes it was pointed at you but I didn't really feel that your comment warranted any response. I put it up as a favour as I know you like the military and thought you would appreciate them getting some help.

"But if I were to be really cynical, I would say there wouldn't be any injured soldiers, if it hadn't been for him."

I dont really know what I can add to this! I didn't agree with Iraq im not convinced on Afghanistan but probably every Prime Minister has sent soldiers to their deaths and I havent heard of any others being this generous. (I suppose the counter argument is that no other minister has killed as many soldiers since the second world war but this could go on forever!)

[anotheoldgit]

/// every Prime Minister has sent soldiers to their deaths and I havent heard of any others being this generous ///

I wouldn't go as far to say 'every' but I think I know what you mean, but the whole point is, it was not every other Prime Minister we were discussing, it was Blair, and it was you that brought him up.

[Count-A-Strong]

Do you just take the opposing view for the sake of argument AOG?

[sherminator]

AOG why did you leave out probably??? That completely changes what i said!!!!!
"/// every Prime Minister has sent soldiers to their deaths and I havent heard of any others being this generous ///" is VERY VERY different to:
"but probably every Prime Minister has sent soldiers to their deaths and I havent heard of any others being this generous."
Thats gross misquoting really!!!!
anyway yes i brought it up that blair has been generous and you said, basically that so he should as he caused all their deaths/injuries. all i've said in trying to defend him is that I cant remember any other prime minister being so generous so he should be applauded(with no cynicism) as he has done a good deed!!!!!