Prince Harry to go to Iraq [news item]

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<p>"The prince has told colleagues that he is determined to go on operations and be treated as normally as possible - not kept out of the line of fire…</p>

<p>…There’s no way I’m going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their country," he has said.</p>

<p>Instructors at Sandhurst have been impressed by Prince Harry’s approach. “He is going to be a real asset to the Army,” a senior officer said. “It would be a real shame if the Palace or MoD did not allow him to go on operations because he is a cracking officer.”</p>

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<p>It’s good to see that honor like that still exists among certain “social elites.” You wouldn’t see Bush’s or Kerry’s kids lining up to do such things.</p>

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<p>I’d be afraid for some of the other soldiers if they did. Hard to tell who Jenna would stick her tongue out at first.</p>

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<p>This is going to be interesting, in Britain at least. Will he get special assignments because he is royalty, or get sent to dangerous places to prove a point</p>

<p>Either way, it is gonna be interesting</p>

<p>The royal family should be dismantled, or whatever, anyway</p>

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<p>“The royal family should be dismantled, or whatever, anyway”</p>

<p>I can’t say I disagree with you there.</p>

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<p>What I mean is it is archaic</p>

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<p>Yep. (10 characters…)</p>

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<p>“He is going to be a real asset to the Army”</p>

<p>Why does that sound so… forced? and sarcastic?</p>

<p>It brings to my mind a deep old western movie southern accent “YUP… that boy theh is gonna be a reaal asset. yup.”</p>

<p>(maybe it’s just me.)</p>

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<p>What is wrong with keeping the royal family? They happen to be, if that matters to you, a great tourist attraction (helping out the British economy and all that). And, they do their ‘job’ in a most ‘professional’ manner (very serious and dedicated indeed!) – something most of us could take a lesson from. Besides, whom would we want to see take their place? Human nature being what it is, someone surely will. Let’s see, there is…hmm…Donald Trump?! Noooooooooooo…</p>

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<p>His mother would be so not proud. :(</p>

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<p>And how has he acted dishonorably? He’s setting a much better example than our two first daughters.</p>

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<p>This may have a silver lining for the US - he goes, he gets kidnapped (probably has a 50% chance of happening), viola! The UK joins the war in much greater numbers, maybe we could afford a few more celery sticks for the subsidized lunches.</p>

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<p>50% chance? how’d you come up with that number? and why would you want “a few more celery sticks for subsidized lunches”? good lord, why don’t we all just get equal incomes from the government?</p>

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<p>Iraq peace dividend, but - sigh - that would probably be spent on going to war with Iran or North Korea instead of the celery sticks. Just can’t win for losin’</p>

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<p>I belive that his mother would be proud of the fact that he is taking his job to heart. Yes i am sure that his mother would be like any other mom and nervous for him but as a second son she would know that this is his time to shine and his turn to be in the military. I know she was against war but who is not but when your country and your own freedom is at risk you somehow accept the fact that someone has to have the backbone to fight for your freedom and security. sorry did not mean to rant just be proud of any military person for wanting to help fight for freedom</p>