Originally Posted by
j.sabourn
what I said originally that any problems the army had should have been for the army to deal with , and the last thing that should ever have been done was to release to the media. They are now reaping the benefits of their gross mishandling of the subject in hand. There is no doubt in my mind that the next phase in the game is the resignation of some very senior officers , probably the top one. In today’s world of commerce the head one of any business is responsible for the well being of all those under him. The army and any of our armed forces are now being brought into this category whereas they should or would of in the past been responsible themselves . The mess now in public view and open to any stories right or wrong is open for world consumption . Probably the best propoganda the world has seen for many years , and for those who bear Australia Ill will a stroke of good fortune, it could not have been planned better , or maybe it was. Ultimately the blame or a great proportion will finish up with the head honchos , so a lot will disappear soon , those politicians also who had any involvement with same . You don’t send men into war conditions and sit back and take all the kudos , you also take some if not all of their pain. JS
Ps if I remember correctly the Media has been reporting of 9 suicides by squaddies of the Afghan war, this adds to a much previous total before this blew up . The moral of the Defence forces must be at a very low level at the moment , and it is all unnecceasary. The country owes them and their families a huge debt for the duties they undertook , to even think of blotting out their past endeavours by taken medals away, is unthinkable . JS