Pretty disgusting behaviour, Henryp.
Firstly you want to throw your weight around bullying everyone into poppy worship, then you want the discussion closed down when you discover you've got someone on your case who actually knows what they're on about because they've done it, unlike most of the armchair warriors proposing the case.
There's an old music-hall song on the subject, "Two lovely mince pies" or summat like it, given we're not far off Xmas. You start it, you take your lumps. The point of the threads was to criticise your kind of behaviour, so take the criticism and learn from it. By going too far you play into the hands of the real pacifists, because those of us who feel armed force should only be an in extremis response - which is a bit like saying don't start punchups because nobody comes out ahead - have to demolish your case. Still, given the choice, I'd rather relate to a pacifist than a thug.