"As I remember it, historically, one of the reasons for going to war has always been "for Queen and Country" - that was very much part of my education anyway." - Jim Carroll

Well in that case Jim, your education was sadly lacking.

I had a good laugh at - one of the reasons for going to war has always been "for Queen and Country". Now the context in which I've always heard the phrase for Queen/King and Country was the reason given for serving in the armed forces. Oddly enough I have never heard of it being given as a reason for going to war, perhaps you can furnish us with some examples Jim.

Needless to say if your arguement and point of view are based on biased, ill-informed, erroneous crap then it will not stand up to any rational examination.

As for the rest of your post - you're scrambling and grasping at straws. If you find yourself in a hole Rule 1 is always - stop digging.