If I were British, I'd be on the street all day protesting against this sordid business. Your country takes most of the money you earn away from you, and what you're left with doesn't suffice to pay for a quality of life comparable to other G7 nations.

And what do you get back after paying the bill for several wars? Other than being in debt all your life and living on credit (as most of the US does...) you get the NHS, British Rail, British Telewank and a state education that barely lets you read and write properly. NOTHING works in the UK, and I doubt that's an understatement. Anything that does work, you can't afford.

Yeah, let's all get a mortgage... wicked. Screwed for life.


100 RAF jets to be deployed to Gulf

Staff and agencies
Thursday February 6, 2003

Around 100 aircraft and 7,000 RAF personnel are to be deployed in the build up for a possible war against Iraq, the defence secretary, Geoff Hoon, announced today.

Mr Hoon told the Commons that the "balanced and highly capable force" will include Tornado and Harrier jets, using precision-guided weapons.

In addition, he said, there would be 27 Puma and Chinook helicopters and about 1,100 personnel providing support services.

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The defence secretary has already announced the deployment of a force of around 30,000 troops and commandos, as well as a 17-vessel Navy task force. This latest deployment will bring the number of UK troops in the region to nearly 40,000.