Give me a break!!!!

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I just want to say that I am heartily sick and tired of certain sections of the British and American press and media constantly attacking the recent war in Iraq.

U.S. and U.K. forces did get rid of at least one weapon of mass destruction, Saddam Hussain who ordered the death's of thousands of his own people as the two mass graves (so far) found indicate.

If this madman had been left in power then sooner or later he would have aquired the technology to produce biological, chemical or nuclear weapons and then he would have used them! He had already used chemical weapons against one section of the people of Iraq and would not have hesitated to do so again!

The U.K. and European press constantly carp about no such weapons being found and some of their anti American rhetoric is down right offensive!

As I've said before on these boards, we must all have short memories because with out U.S. forces in Europe over the last 50 years or so, we would have become satelite states of the U.S.S.R. sooner or later and only the presence of U.S. forces and long term commitment of the U.S. governments to our defence prevented this.

America has given much to the world in terms of it's treasure and more importantly, the lives of it's young men and women in the defence of freedom, go to France and see the names in the graveyards of those boys from all over the U.S. who came here to Britain to fight in the last world war, they gave their lives for Europe and it sickens me to see the French and Germans critisize the U.S. without whom they would not be free now!

I know I've said this before but there are British troops out there in Iraq too doing their level best to help bring about a democratic state for all the people of Iraq!

I just wanted to get this off my chest and yes I am very pro American as my Father was an American serviceman who came here to serve his country.

Thanks for letting me say this and lets get behind those brave troops of the co-alition who are just doing their jobs and dieing in the process!

Regards