"!I have only ever defended the British and Empire soldiers who fought and died in it
What a load of utter bollocks - the best yet
You have defended it as a just war
You have claimed it wasn't Imperialist
You have denied or ignored the ruthless moral blackmail the trickery used to get men to enlist
You have ignored or denied the cockups which caused thousands upon thousands of deaths.
Far from "defending the soldiers, whenever anything a soldier has said which contradicts your insane jingoism you have either directly called or implied that they are either "gullible " or "liars" - you have supported them in the way "a rope supports a hanging man".
You do this whenever you are confronted with the enormity of your behaviour - either deny you have said it, say you meant something else or blamed somebody for your opinions.
You have neither self respect, honesty or the courage of your convictions.
Ypor accusing Dave of "playing these games" is laughable - that is all you pair of clowns have done from day one.
Jim Carroll