Beccy has my total support in asking for support of the service women and men, as these people are putting their lives on the line no matter what others think.

One point though guest Matriot or whoever, if Bush and Blair back down and America gets hit by Iraq, will you be among those blaming Bush and saying it was his fault for listening to the anti war protesters? When Saddam used children, mothers and fathers as human shields, what worth would he put on the life of,well meaning,human shields in Iraq?

We all have to bear in mind that armed forces sign up voluntarily, they cannot be criticised for show a little exuberance in wanting to do the job they trained for. That is not to say all in the arm services want to kill people,but they have to do their job sometime.

What use would the armed forces be if they could vote on which war to fight in? Think of it, to make an informed decision all facts would have to be presented, what would the ramifications of that be?