As much as I'd like to say "Let the spoiled brat go and do something for once in his life...It'll probably be the last time anyways, he'll die, or he'll come back and never do a thing again.", but I'm going to have to say he shouldn't go. He's putting everyone around him in danger and he has a good chance of being kidnapped for randsom or just flat-out killed, and either way, his men around him will pay for it.

 

 

 

But I dunno'. He's a tank commander, isn't he? I guess that's LESS dangerous, lol.

I R Sed some stuffs

 

'Ello you, have you been away lately?

I R Sed some stuffs

 

'Ello you, have you been away lately?

 

 

 

I r gotz teh ban'ded.

 

 

 

Some people here cannot handle the TROOF!

If he gets kidnapped I say let him die :P Or at least cut off his ears, they are kind of big hehe... I'll stop now.

 

Wrong prince, idiot.

 

If you're going to continue with your feeble attempts at humour, at least try and be accurate.

 

 

 

 

 

I'm sorry that my comment seems to have made you feel offended : That was not my intention.

 

 

 

My perception of Prince Harry is that he indeed has big ears; just because my perception is not in line with your perception does not mean that IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢m neither right, nor wrong.

 

 

 

I understand that you thought I was thinking of Prince William and felt the need to point out the mistake you thought I had made. I appreciate your attempt to correct me, that was quite thoughtful of you :D

 

 

 

Just because Bob thinks something is humerous does not mean Julie is going to find it humerous. I think from that example, you just may understand the concept of perception.

 

 

 

Clearly I am not an idiot; I'm an academic psych student so if you're going to continue with your feeble attempts to make generalisations, please do so accurately :wink:

 

 

 

Thank you

 

 

 

I never knew you could formulate so much bullcrap to say: "Oops, sorry, you were right"

 

 

 

 

 

Dont try and get one over on bubsa, he will eat you for breakfast and btw goddess you have crap sense of homour...I am guessing your american

 

 

 

That's a very unfair and prejudice generalization, and worsens since one can clearly tell she's from Australia. D:

 

 

 

Though I will also deem her unfunny and a buttkisser. I find it pretty funny that she hides behind her studies and a psych student. :lol:

 

 

 

As for the Prince, I say let him go. It's a war, if you train with the military, you have to be expected to go, regardless of you status. There are celebrities have gone to war and returned safely. I hope he doesn't get injured or die over there though. They dramatize the deaths of every soldier there so much. D:

I don't think so. The prince will jeoprodize everyone around him. He'll be nothing but a huge target. And, if worst came to worst and he became a hostage...

As for the Prince, I say let him go. It's a war, if you train with the military, you have to be expected to go, regardless of you status. There are celebrities have gone to war and returned safely. I hope he doesn't get injured or die over there though. They dramatize the deaths of every soldier there so much. D:

 

 

 

You do have an interesting point about the celebrities.

 

 

 

Can I ask everyone how you would feel if Harry did die during war, would you make a bigger fuss over it than a normal soldier? Just curious.

 

 

 

Choco - Could you please elaborate on "The prince will jeoprodize everyone around him" I'd like to hear your reasons for why you personally believe it.

He should go to war, and it will not pose an increased threat to the people working near him, and nobody knows whereabouts he is working. In fact, they will probably never tell anyone (not even the people working with him) where he is, put him under a different name (I think they just use codenames anyways) and hey presto, no longer a threat.

If I were him and I didn't get to do what I trained so hard for, I'd be spewing, to put it bluntly. He should get to go regardless of any royal ties.

I think they need to send Bush and Cheney off to war too, so some measly kid that is rich because of some Kings and queens stuff, is nothing. Fight the Fighters, not their wars.

As for the Prince, I say let him go. It's a war, if you train with the military, you have to be expected to go, regardless of you status. There are celebrities have gone to war and returned safely. I hope he doesn't get injured or die over there though. They dramatize the deaths of every soldier there so much. D:

 

 

 

You do have an interesting point about the celebrities.

 

 

 

Can I ask everyone how you would feel if Harry did die during war, would you make a bigger fuss over it than a normal soldier? Just curious.

 

 

 

Choco - Could you please elaborate on "The prince will jeoprodize everyone around him" I'd like to hear your reasons for why you personally believe it.

 

 

 

Sure, no problem. :) (I just hope it doesn't result in a flame war :-# )

 

 

 

If, in fact, the terrorists found out that Prince Harry was in Iraq (Which I know they have, it's all over the news afterall), finding and killing/capturing him will surely become top priority. They'll do whatever it takes to find out what sector, squad, etc. he is in. Obviously, a lot of people will have to be guarding him to make sure that the terrorists won't be qable to ambush him. So, if he does get attacked, all the people guarding him will have their lives in jeopardy more than others. It's just very risky.

 

 

 

So, I don't think he shouldn't go because his life is more valuable than someone else's, but because his title of royalty will make him a major target for the terrorists. Thus, everyone around him become jeoprodized.

I think he should go to war. Just becase he is a prince does not mean he is above the rules or law. I hope he does not get injured or killed! :pray:

Not only is he going to Iraq, the british MoD is making a film documentary/reality show out of it. They also said he won't be going outside the military base in Basrah.

Not only is he going to Iraq, the british MoD is making a film documentary/reality show out of it. They also said he won't be going outside the military base in Basrah.

 

 

 

Ugh. I take back what I said. I can't believe they would turn something liek this into a quick buck. :x

It's less trying to make a quick buck as it is pro-war propoganda. From what I gathered on the news, the UK wants to show the good side of the war by using the prince. You know, theyll probably have him go out and give lollipops to kids or something. I think all the major US news networks are gunna be showing the documentary as it comes out.

Harry is no longer going to Iraq...

 

 

 

Prince Harry not to serve in Iraq

 

 

 

The prince has expressed a wish to be involved in active service

 

Prince Harry will not be sent to Iraq, the head of the British Army has said.

 

The prince had previously stated that he wanted to be involved in active service with his unit.

 

 

 

But the Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Richard Dannatt, has confirmed the Prince will not go with his regiment, the Blues and Royals.

 

 

 

The prince is "very disappointed" at the decision but will not be leaving the Army as a result, Clarence House said in a statement.

 

 

 

'Extremely disappointed'

 

 

 

BBC defence correspondent Paul Adams said the MoD would have taken account of reports the insurgents in Iraq planned to target the prince.

 

 

 

I know Prince Harry will be extremely disappointed

 

 

 

General Sir Richard Dannatt

 

 

 

 

 

Army statement in full

 

 

 

It has been reported that they had planned to kill or kidnap the prince, and also that his photograph had been widely circulated among insurgents.

 

 

 

The move represents a U-turn by the MoD, which said as recently as last month that the prince would be heading to Iraq as an armed reconnaissance officer.

 

 

 

In a statement, the general said: "Following a visit to Iraq last week I discovered a number of threats relating directly to Prince Harry and those around him and I am not prepared to export those risks.

 

 

 

"I know Prince Harry will be extremely disappointed and his soldiers will miss his presence in Iraq.

 

 

 

 

 

Harry would have been deployed with his regiment to Basra

 

 

 

"I've asked his commanding officer to develop his future career but I won't speculate on that.

 

 

 

"One of the contributing factors to my decision has been the knowledge and discussion of the prince's deployments in the media."

 

 

 

He added that some of the risks faced by Prince Harry had not been reported.

 

 

 

But he paid tribute to the prince, who he said had proved himself as an officer of "determination and undoubted talent - and I do not say that lightly".

 

 

 

And he said he did not rule out deploying him to the region in the future.

 

 

 

'Extreme reluctance'

 

 

 

A Clarence House statement said: "Prince Harry is very disappointed that he will not be able to go to Iraq with his troop on this deployment as he had hoped.

 

 

 

"He fully understands and accepts General Dannatt's difficult decision and remains committed to his Army career.

 

 

 

"Prince Harry's thoughts are with his troop and the rest of the battle group in Iraq."

 

 

 

Asked if Harry would quit the Army as a result, a spokesman replied: "Absolutely not."

 

 

 

The former British Army commander, Colonel Bob Stewart, told BBC News 24 the decision would have been taken very reluctantly.

 

 

 

 

 

He said: "The Chief of the General Staff has actually made such a decision with extreme reluctance; I know that, he's a personal friend and I know exactly the way he's feeling."

 

 

 

Harry would have been the first British royal to see action since his uncle, Prince Andrew, served as a helicopter pilot during the Falklands conflict in 1982.

 

 

 

But Reg Keys - whose son Thomas was killed while on active service in Basra in 2003 - said he found the decision distasteful and questioned whether insurgents could have told the prince apart from other service personnel.

 

 

 

Mr Keys added: "It would appear that Harry's life is more valuable than my son or the other nearly 150 service personnel who've given their lives."

 

 

 

A Downing Street spokesman said: "It's an operational decision taken by the military which we of course respect."

 

 

 

But former Conservative Defence Secretary Michael Portillo criticised the MoD for "terrible vacillation" over the issue, and Tory MP Desmond Swayne - a former Territorial Army officer in Iraq - said the decision was a victory for Iraqi insurgents.

Just heard on Yahoo! Wow...

Man, you gotta love it when the government gets everybody's hopes up for something that ends up being a false bound statement... just like how the war was over back in 2003 :roll:

I was right. I knew they'd instantly plan on kidnapping/killing him.