What have we become?

It’s great that the ‘Iran’ incident has now been resolved and they have all been released, via whatever deal had been done.

However, listening to the media and the way that they keep asking all the relatives of the people released, if they (the released) will be able to cope and would then need any assistance, or in one case, would they be having any counseling, I wonder what we have become as a nation?

What sort of society have we become where everyone thinks that everyone need to have counseling, even the reporter interviewing the Royal Marines Majors’ parents asked if he would be able to cope!! For heavens sake they guy is a Royal Marine, what do you think he should do, break down and cry!

Yes it has been a tough time for the parents/wives/friends as I am sure it was for my mother, when my Navy ship went to cover the Aden pullout – yes I am that old! I know that I never suffered these guys fate, but at the end of the day, they have not had too bad a time from what we have seen via the prolific Iranian press – to be confirmed of course.

But have a thought for these people, they joined a ‘fighting force’, they knew what they might be getting into, I think that they probably will be able to cope, unless of course they meet many of the press that we have had to listen to over the last hour, then I’m sure that will need counseling… from the press!