They Have Gone Off to War with Their Eyes Wide Open: We Should Be Proud ; Analysis [Edition 3]
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PATRICK MERCER, Conservative MP for Newark, Notts, was a serving Infantry Officer for 25 years before becoming Defence Correspondent for Radio 4's Today programme. He is now the chairman of the Counter Terrorism Sub-Committee.
SO IT has happened: the 200th British soldier has died in Afghanistan. Now is the time not just to sympathise for the dead man but to empathise with his family.See the full content of this document
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They Have Gone Off to War with Their Eyes Wide Open: We Should Be Proud ; Analysis [Edition 3]
Brave, noble and selfless, this as-yet unnamed hero has lain down his life in a dusty, lonely foreign field. There comes the inevitable question: Is it worth it?
Two ...See the full content of this document
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