aquascoot wrote on Aug 28
th, 2014 at 2:57pm:
____ wrote on Aug 28
th, 2014 at 2:42pm:
yes, i think thats fair.
they have shown loyalty to aussies and we should repay the courtesy
Let's not bring out the violins and the hankies, okay?
It wasn't 'loyalty' ~ it was a job that paid well and gave them a few perks not enjoyed by others.
If these interpreters are 'at risk', then it's proof that nothing has been achieved in the 12 years that Western forces have been there, and the deaths of hundreds of Western soldiers, and the umpteen
billions poured into the country to make it safe for people like these interpreters.
The whole thing has been a farce, and the reason we're bringing these 'interpreters' over here is because nobody is under any illusions that the Taliban won't be back in control of the country ~ stronger than ever.
That is the reason the interpreters are being taken out of the place ~ for the very same reason we took the interpreters out of Vietnam ~ we lost the war and their lives were
therefore very much at risk.
Nothing to do with some sob-sister nonsense about 'loyalty'.
Dear Jesus when will you people start to wake up.
I thought you had more horse-sense, aquastud.