The phrase “Donald trump indigna that.“It is not only a caramelito for syntactic analysis fans. It is also an increasingly broad cliché, because The president of the United States continues to make enemies with his actions and his words. His latest statements have enraged the entire United Kingdom for what they consider an “insult” towards the British army.
During an interview at Fox NewsTrump did not hesitate to enter the fray for the role of UK military in Afghanistanin support of the US in a NATO international mission in the wake of 9/11which extended from 2001 to 2021. , as a bloc response after the US suffered the worst attacks in its history.
During the conflict with Al-Qaeda and other jihadist factions in Afghanistan, 457 British soldiers dieda fact that Trump missed in his speech.
What exactly did Trump say?
Para Donald Trump “we have never needed them“, in reference to the British military.”They will say they sent troops to Afghanistan… and they did (but), they stayed a little behindsomewhat away from the front,” he added in Fox News.
He further admitted that “I wasn’t sure” whether there would be similar support from NATO today “if we ever needed it.”
Prince Harry, Keir Starmer, the Government, the families…
The answers have not been long in coming and have arrived to the British royal family, passing through Downing Street y numerous soldiers and families of victims British in the conflict on Afghan soil.
He Prince Harry, who deployed twice to Afghanistanhas asked for “respect and sincerity” for the sacrifices of NATO’s international troops. “I served there. I made lifelong friends there. And I lost friends there“, he wanted to remember.
“Thousands of lives changed forever. Mothers and fathers buried their children. Children left without their parents. Families bear the consequences… These sacrifices deserve to be mentioned with sincerity and respect.while we all remain united and loyal to the defense of diplomacy and peace,” the son of King Charles III of England answered with pain.
Even harder has been the premier. Keir Starmer called them “insulting and frankly appalling.”” e indirectly he has demanded an apology. “I find President Trump’s words insulting, and frankly appalling, and I am not surprised that they have caused so much pain to the relatives of those killed or injured, and indeed to the entire country,” said the British Prime Minister.
The Labor leader has launched his criticism of Trump with a more personal reference to a mother called Diane, whose son was seriously injured in the international NATO mission. “I have made my position clear, and what I say to Diane is that if I had expressed myself that way or I would have said those words, I would certainly apologize and ask for forgiveness.“.
Mothers and fathers buried their children. Children were left without their parents. Families bear the consequences… These sacrifices deserve to be mentioned with sincerity and respect
Prince Harry
He experienced the horror of Afghanistan firsthand Corporal Andy Reid, who lost both legs. In a testimony to the program BBC Breakfastrecognized that “Not a day goes by without us feeling some kind of pain, physical or mental.when reflecting on that conflict”.
Reid focused on his experience in the country, where he shared a trench with US soldiers. From that time he remembered that “if they were on the front line and I was next to them, clearly we were also on the front line.”
The Minister of the Armed Forces, Al Cans, with up to five services in Afghanistan, directly qualifies as “completely ridiculous” the offenses when “the world came together to support the US.”
In parallel, a Government spokesman says Trump “was wrong”. From Downing Street they convey how “incredibly proud” they are of their armed forces “and their service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.”
