'Irish' guards whinge about having to respect human rights

[financeguy]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1532938,00.html?gusrc=rss

One wonders why they ever joined the British military in the first place..

 

[MadelynIris]

knowing that at any second they are likely to be shot in the back, or blown to bits by a suicide bomber, constantly on edge, with little sleep and tough duty.

Whining twats is right.

 

[bonoman]

A bit confusd here. Why are they calling themselves Irish Guards?

 

[financeguy]

A bit confusd here. Why are they calling themselves Irish Guards?

There's a regiment of the British army called the 'Irish Guards', and I use the quotation marks advisedly.

 

[verte76]

Yeah, what are these people doing in the military?