Not a soldier as they like to be portrayed thats for sure.

What is a soldier if not a man who is armed and fighting for an army?

The bombing campaign was vile but worth remembering the whole reason it came to that was because of British authorities in Northern Ireland failing to protect catholic communities, institutional bigotry and mistreatment of their citizens.

McGuinness was absolutely key to bringing and end to the troubles.

A few disillusioned guys from a down trodden part of Belfast wearing balaclavas with poor weapons are not soldiers. Simple.

Much better to sit behind a computer console and fire a hi tech hellfire missile remotely at someone several thousand miles away. That is proper soldering is that.

Your understanding of the military is spelt out in just two sentences. Let's just leave it at that should we.

Or flying a multi million pound jet and firing a laser guided weapon onto a house that might have ten enemy in or their family or any other civilian who will be collateral damage..

Let's leave it ther if you want as you seem to think warfare is all guns and bayonets.

What a pity we didn't have drones over Norn Iron back in the day.

You could have shed fake plastic paddy tears over your murdering, torturing, intimidating terrorist heroes a few decades earlier.

[quote="Cronus"]What a pity we didn't have drones over Norn Iron back in the day.

You could have shed fake plastic paddy tears over your murdering, torturing, intimidating terrorist heroes a few decades earlier. [/quote

Here comes ukip

Still struggling to handle the fact that the empire is gone.

What are you whittering about plastic paddy?

Never mind, probably not worth paying any attention to.

Oh the resident racist is out.

If he is not having a go at muslims it is now the irish