“I don't see what the problem is here. Why do some people (especially the media) love to confligate not supporting an unjust war with not supporting the troops order to fight by our unaccountable politicians?
The people who have been changing the posters clearly care about the lives of the people involved, it's in the message (left out of the article above) - "for their sake, bring 'em home."
It seems to me that the modified billboards simply reflect public opinion while the media stick to their old trick of suggesting that you can't support the troops and be anti-war.
Most of the British population want the troops brought home before xmas. We're up to 222 British soldiers killed in Afghanistan now, so yeah, for their sake, let's bring the troops home!”

“I don't see how this could be seen as an attack on individual servicemen, it is clearly an attack on the politicians who have sent them to face death and injury.

I am anti war and I appreciate that servicemen don't get to pick and choose which wars they take part in. The fact that I want to see Blair prosecuted as a war criminal is not contradictory to this view.”

“I was medically discharged from the RAF last year, and have had to rely on donations from the Royal British Legion and will be eternally thankful for its work. The people who have grafittied these posters should be strung up by their toes. The RBL and members of the armed forces do not sanctify war they are merely doing their jobs, jobs they have taken because many of them do not have other opportunities open to them before going down the careers office to sign on. As for the war in Afghanistan...need I have to point out to the anti war readers that should the Taliban gain a stronghold in Afghanistan and more importantly in Pakistan (a nuclear power) which is where they are heading then they will be very quick to wipe the western world off the face of the planet. Do you really want the Taliban in charge of nuclear weapons? Me thinks not....the last group of people like this were called Nazis and we know what happened there!”

“Lee,
I bow to your experience. I cannot imagine what four tours of Northern Ireland must have been like. If I knew you, I would buy you a pint. But you are wrong! Gerry Adams might be despised by hard-line republicans but he is loved by the Irish-Americans. Let¿s face it, that is all that counts.
I too will be wearing my poppy with pride but also with some cynicism regarding the politicians who send our troops into these conflicts. Surely we owe the dead and wounded that?

Simon,
I feel inadequate compared to your experiences. However, do you honestly feel that the best way forward is to continue with this struggle?

Michelle,
You are spot on, apart from condemning Jo, who wishes only the best for our boys out there.

Lisa,
I can understand your devotion to the position your son is in but isn¿t it possible that campaigning to bring him out of there is the best way forward?

I¿m sorry to all the others who simply support the poppy campaign but I hope you can see it really isn¿t that straight forward.”

“I always wear my poppy to support the troops of all countries who were duped and tricked into the previous wars by the evil conspiring zionist elite. I can't really feel sorry for people who join the army these days where people have no excuse to be uneducated or naive. It is like they have made the decision to fight for the enemy so that they can pillage far away lands just so that global zionist elite such as Rockefellar, Rothschild, and various other Oligarch can ride around in £1.7 billion yachts.”