Dr Mr Lee
At least the Brits, Canadians and Aussies didn't hide behind their nursemaid's skirts in 1914 and 1939.

Coming up to the present, could the US learn to shoot the enemy and not their allies? In the first Iraq war more British troops were killed by “friendly fire” than by the Iraki army. This time round it’s been open season for the US on their allies. But of course it’s a long standing tradition among republicans to shoot their friends, just ask Mr Cheney.

“One of the survivors criticised the US pilot for showing "no regard for human life" and accused him of being "a cowboy" who had "gone out on a jolly".