Comments on: Time to bring our boys home says regional daily

By: Greeno

Greeno — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:10:58 +0000

Frankly this smacks of nothing more than grandstanding from the paper

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By: Curious

Curious — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:37:21 +0000

I think Army Man has hit the nail on the head on all fronts!

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By: Army man

Army man — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:21:52 +0000

As a former Army officer, now journalist, I understand the sentiments behind the article but it is misplaced. Having interviewed the families of those who have lost loved ones, and those who have been badly injured in battle, the overriding sentiment is for us to leave before the job in Afghanistan is done would be a complete betrayal of the sacrifices so many have made.
The Editor claims he has tapped into a groundswell of public opinion to pull the troops out – I have personally seen little evidence of this.
I suspect, and call my cynical, this is more about the paper rattling its own sabre in the interests of publicity than any concerted or meaningful campaign.
Perhaps the paper’s efforts should be focussed on supporting those overseas, and just as importantly, punishing those politicians who sent in our troops under-resourced and under-equipped.

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By: Afghanistantraveller

Afghanistantraveller — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:52:19 +0000

nice try but a few years and several hundred deaths too late. Seems the politicians never learn from history but then they don’t get killed. Afghanistan always sends invaders packing in the end.

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By: Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:34:05 +0000

You can’t fault the sentiments I suppose, just doesn’t seem the best-argued or intelligently-written article on the subject that I have read. All for local media trying to do something positive, it’s like trying to fight tanks with horses compared to what the heavyweight media can come up with. Still, at least it’s an effort

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