26-05-17, 05:38 PM
I suppose being ex military myself, I'd hardly give it a second thought. Although of course, I'd prefer us not to need it. But armed police are now a firmly established thing here. Nothing to stop terrorists dressing up as policemen anyway. I think I would be in some measure reassured near to likely targets in that at least they may be able to lessen the ability of some nutter going berserk with a lorry or something.
It'd be nice to not need a military at all, or a police force for that matter, but I guess a country has to face realities, and the powers that be are trying to do that (at last). Whether they're going the right way about it or not...
Anyway, as said, they're supposed to be on static guard of facilities, so I don't see it being a big problem. In a way, I kind of feel sorry for them being shoved in the front line (because that is what it is now, and we're all in the trenches, like it or not - sensationalist? maybe, but certainly our major cities must feel a bit like that now), as they're likely to be targets themselves, but they'll do it without question because that is their job. And what a boring job, poor sods!
What are the solutions? Cos this time, it's not going to be like the Troubles of NI - it's not resolvable by talking, it's not resolvable by changes in policy. Convert to Islam or die! That's their mantra. They have no other motives.
It'd be nice to not need a military at all, or a police force for that matter, but I guess a country has to face realities, and the powers that be are trying to do that (at last). Whether they're going the right way about it or not...
Anyway, as said, they're supposed to be on static guard of facilities, so I don't see it being a big problem. In a way, I kind of feel sorry for them being shoved in the front line (because that is what it is now, and we're all in the trenches, like it or not - sensationalist? maybe, but certainly our major cities must feel a bit like that now), as they're likely to be targets themselves, but they'll do it without question because that is their job. And what a boring job, poor sods!
What are the solutions? Cos this time, it's not going to be like the Troubles of NI - it's not resolvable by talking, it's not resolvable by changes in policy. Convert to Islam or die! That's their mantra. They have no other motives.