Several witnesses said the scene in the UK, Birmingham City, Kayseri – Oak hospital for treatment or require a majority of British troops wounded one way or another curtain, or deliberately avoid Brown. The war in Afghanistan, the soldiers were seriously injured, said Brown’s visit was “opportunistic” and “a waste of time.”
Wounded soldiers were lack of equipment for British troops stationed in Afghanistan, wounded very dissatisfied with the compensation too low. A British wounded, said: “It is clear that Brown does not care about us … … He did not do anything for us.”
“The Times” reported that Brown’s September 2 visited Kayseri – Oak military hospital ward, with 25 wounded soldiers there for treatment. They get the morning the nurse informed, and asked if they want to talk with Brown.
20-year-old engineer Matthew – Weston in those wounded in the most seriously injured one, he said in a bomb blast in the loss of both legs and his right hand. He said: “I do not want to talk with him. I do not want to waste time with a just want to add points to their image of the person talking. I chose to take their families. Half of the wounded soldiers do not want to talk with him, those who talked to him all the things people are to blame him. many wounded soldiers are just trying to a curtain to hide themselves. I have seen Prince Charles and Richard – Sir Richard Dannatt. I have respect for them. Charles Prince and I talk to for two hours. I really do not want to talk with Brown. ”
Another one was seriously injured in mine explosion soldiers in order to evade Brown left the hospital, he was wounded on the government tried to reduce the practice of compensation angry. He said: “I go outside to smoke. When I came back, he was still there. Most people say that we do not want to see him, so we pull up the curtain, waiting for him to walk away. This is a very glum things that we had strong views on Brown. soldiers who read newspapers, it is clear that for them, Brown does not care about them. ”
The name of the wounded said: “The Defense Department was trying to prosecute wounded soldiers to cut their compensation. This error is very serious, which makes the wounded had lost confidence in the government, we feel that they did not care for or support us. Injury Brown visits troops after they did not say a lot of things, some people are very grateful to him to visit us, while others say they want to blow Brown meal. ”
An explosion in the mine, said the soldiers who lost his right leg, two-thirds of the wounded soldiers to pull up the curtain, but he decided to talk with Brown. He said: “I would like to know how this guy’s head like a problem. I told him the Afghan experience and have learned interesting things. I think that even if a person is a fool, he should have the power for their own stupid defense. His answers seem scripted, not from the heart. It is clear that Brown does not care about us as if we are illegitimate. The fact is: we do not like him, he did not do anything for us, still In the equipment and the issue of compensation for wounded soldiers manhandled us. ”
“The Times” said, Kayseri – Oak hospital has 32 wards in a military ward in order to help the wounded recovered. Wounded and further highlights the concerns appear to frontline British troops in Afghanistan with Brown and his government out of line.
Earlier this year, an official report revealed that the British Ministry of Defense because of repeated mistakes, the lives of British troops in Afghanistan at risk. The report blamed “political balance” and the Government’s incompetence should be enough equipment for British troops stationed in Afghanistan, saying the errors of the project expenditure budget of 35 billion pounds over. At the same time, Brown was charged with failing to provide adequate funding for the military. Treasury Secretary during his tenure, a substantial increase in education, welfare and health of government expenditure, but the defense budget by 2.8% of gross national product fell to 2.2%. The Government in September was also indicted two wounded, in order to reduce the amount of compensation the Government of the wounded.
These practices are making the Government’s front-line British troops in Afghanistan demoralizing. August a right 10500 Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force military personnel survey, the majority of the low morale of the military that the armed forces, equipment shortages are their greatest concerns.He said: “I’ve seen this week, a young soldier lost a leg, nothing is more heartbreaking than this.” Prime minister, a spokesman for the 5, said: “The Prime Minister regularly visits wounded soldiers, he was sacrifice, courage and dignity of holding the greatest respect and admiration. As you might expect, we have never visited the wounded on the prime minister’s comment on individual behavior. “