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  • #1

    Prince Harry Going To Iraq

    I read this the other day and no, I don't have the source. EXCUSE me.

    Some general says it's his decision, after taking under advisement input from his staff.
    There's concern that those that surround Harry in duty will be at additional risk. I can only imagine what Harry thinks.

    What do you think? For my part, I think it speaks highly of him, as is announced.
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  • #2
    I think this news is about four months old ...

    Oh, and news.google.com ...
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    • #3
      http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007337021




      Making his trip to iraq into a TV film ... :sigh:
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      • #4
        The discussion is 4 months old. The decision isn't.
        So if there are news people, they're at risk, or what?
        You're kind of vague. snoopster.
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        • #5
          Eh?

          I think it is funny, that's all

          I believe the decision is four months old as well, or at least in his mind it was. Perhaps he was officially given orders just recently, but he had decided to go a while back
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          • #6
            Yeah, the insurgents have already claimed that he would be specifically targetted for DEATH.
            It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
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            • #7
              Originally posted by snoopy369
              http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007337021




              Making his trip to iraq into a TV film ... :sigh:
              Not so fast. Apparently they thought if he got captured his ping pong playing skills weren't up to snuff.

              Brits Nix Prince Harry Iraq Tour
              U.K. Military Changes Mind About Sending Royal Into Iraq, Prince "Very Disappointed" With Decision, But Will Stick With Army

              Prince Harry, a 22-year-old second lieutenant, is a tank commander trained to lead a 12-man team in four armored reconnaissance vehicles. His unit is scheduled to be deployed in Iraq. (AP)

              (CBS/AP) Britain's Prince Harry will not be sent to Iraq, Britain's top general said Wednesday.

              Army Chief of Staff Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt said the threat to Harry and his regiment were too great. "There have been a number of specific threats, some reported and some not reported. These threats exposed him and those around him to a degree of risk I considered unacceptable," he said.

              The announcement was a reversal of a previous decision by commanders to send Harry into Iraq this month with his Blues and Royals regiment.

              Harry has insisted throughout months of debate in Britain that he did want to serve alongside his fellow soldiers, wherever duty should call.

              The prince's office said Harry was "very disappointed" with the decision to keep him out of Iraq, but would not abandon his Army post.

              "He fully understands Gen. Dannatt's difficult decision and remains committed to his army career," the statement from Clarence House said. "Prince Harry's thoughts are with the rest of the battle group in Iraq."


              Britain's Ministry of Defense had long said the decision would be kept under review amid concerns for the security of Harry, a second lieutenant, and other soldiers serving with him. Prince Harry is a tank commander trained to lead a 12-man team in four armored reconnaissance vehicles.

              Sky News first reported that the military had reconsidered its decision to send Prince Harry, the younger son of the late Princess Diana of Wales, into battle after weighing the possible risks of sending the third in line to the British throne into a war zone that seems unlikely to become less dangerous in the near future.

              Al Qaeda-linked insurgents had vowed to capture or kill Harry if he ended up in Iraq, and most British observers agreed that if such a thing happened, it would be a huge propaganda boost for the insurgents, and a huge morale hit for the U.K.

              Harry would have been the first member of the British royal family to serve in a war zone since his uncle, Prince Andrew, flew as a helicopter pilot in the Falklands conflict with Argentina in 1982.

              © MMVII, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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              • #8
                Yeah, latest is he doesn't get to go. Too dangerous, because the insurgents have supposedly targeted him and it's been discussed in the media where he would actually serve.

                Too bad. I can see the prince riding in his APC, having oversized ear things, and singing "Ruipatiraa meitä laulattaa, ja komiasti liikkuupi lanteet, mahan täydeltä makiaa, on karvanopat ja erikoisvanteet!" wild shaking his hips wildly.

                This image is now burned into the back of my head.
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                • #9
                  He is hardly the first British royal to go to war, even in modern times.

                  Over protective.
                  "The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.

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                  • #10
                    The insurgents would focus all their efforts on killing him
                    I need a foot massage

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                    • #11
                      Seems like a convenient way to get a lot of them into the open where you can shoot them.

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                      • #12
                        I don't think it's fair that the people who have to serve with him would be targeted extra hard just becuase this dude is with them. Why would I want to die for partying prince? I don't think so.
                        In da butt.
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                        • #13
                          I suppose at least the Brits can no longer ***** about this being the "poor man's war" anymore. Not that there is any evidence it ever was.
                          "The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.

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                          • #14
                            You sure ?
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                            • #15
                              I read the following about this.

                              (Any opinions expressed herein are not necessarily the opinions of the poster)


                              Be fair to the lad, he's had a hard life.

                              He's a ginge.
                              His mum sh@gged half of the aristocracy AND half the armed forces AND Will Carling AND a shopkeeper's lad.
                              His dad's barking mad AND married to Camilla
                              His grandad's a greek fascist
                              and he has to lick his grandma's arse every time he posts a letter.

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