Labour Supporter - I've voted for Labour over the past 10 years without even having to think about it. It's not so much what they have done anymore, it's about what they're going to do, perhaps you can talk about that in depth?? I reject the statement that waivering Labour voters are 'Lib Dems' because I'm certainly not and never will be.
Dave - in relation to your comment about Vietnam, granted, it was a pointless war that cost many lives and achieved absolutely nothing. Public opinion was absolutely right. However, I feel that you are missing my point so I'll stress it again. The rights and wrongs of the initial invasion, are for this point, irrelevant. It is essential that before we leave Iraq we ensure that there is a stable infrastructure, both economic and political, to ensure that Iraqi authorities can manage independently of Western intervention. When this is achieved, we should withdraw immediately. I think that the British forces are making real in roads into achieveing this due to good strategy and ultimately as a result of good training and leadership.
If the alliance pulled out of Iraq now then it would result in complete chaos and a civil war would ensue. What needs to be taken into account is that the media only show us what they want us to see, they only print stories that sell and often they omit the positives that have occurred since the invasion.
My brother has just returned from a 6 month term in Iraq and whilst I won't divulge his account of being out there on a public forum; what is happening out there, certainly from a British perspective, is alot more positive than the media make out and I believe that this should be taken into account also.
