Now that it’s becoming clear that bombing and shelling Iraqi citizens (10,000-odd in the past two years) swells the number of suicide attacks on coalition citizens, shouldn’t we label our troops suicide bombers too? Suicide by proxy, that is, minus the immediate element of bravery.
ON SUICIDE BOMBING
Suicide bombers are easily found
Some assembly’s required, but they’re there on the ground
Though it’s technically tricky to put them on trial
Because even their smallest components smell vile.
If we can’t try their parents, then why not their teachers?
Surround the whole building and drag out the preachers
Or, failing that, get the bits, rudely parade ‘em
As they do to our brave lads when we invade ‘em.