tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post1060250638180506134..comments2024-02-02T10:29:34.789+00:00Comments on A Conservative's blog: Failing our troops at the frontBenedict Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382732288664789210noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-7544567890170812422007-06-19T15:44:00.000+01:002007-06-19T15:44:00.000+01:00Verity, yes I know you are not Blair's biggest fan...Verity, yes I know you are not Blair's biggest fan, and yes this is a massive failing born as you rightly say by not caring. <BR/><BR/>Our troops are loyal enough to kee schtum which is why he has got away with it for so long.<BR/><BR/>ChrisD, So was I, rubbish isn't it?Benedict Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382732288664789210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-22465257874733687412007-06-19T01:38:00.000+01:002007-06-19T01:38:00.000+01:00I was very shocked to hear that time scale to evac...I was very shocked to hear that time scale to evacuate injured personal, particularly when it is the first few vital minutes and hours which can mean the difference between life and death. The strides made by the Americans on this front have been truly breathtaking, and I remember last year that one injured British soldier is only alive today because of the fast response and care given by an American medical team who got to him quickly. <BR/>This government was getting away with this to some extent in Iraq but the shortcomings in funding/helicopters or any real will to improve the response time of our own excellent medical teams must be solely laid at Blair & Co's door.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-66916425321210778302007-06-18T00:34:00.000+01:002007-06-18T00:34:00.000+01:00I hate Tony Blair. There are not enough black can...I hate Tony Blair. There are not enough black candles in the world to burn ...<BR/><BR/>The Americans evacuated their wounded within 25 minutes <I>40 years ago</I> because American presidents not only care about their military, but they know their voters do, too.<BR/><BR/>Forty years on - 40 years of whizzbang technological advancement - and care for our wounded service personnel is in the Stone Age. Britain makes me sick. You didn't have to allow yourselves to be taken over like this.<BR/><BR/>What are the comparable figures from France, for example?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com