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Originally Posted by shakermaker

Is this the way people feel about how we entered World War two after Poland was invaded by Germany?

GB had a covenant with Poland to go to the country’s aid should Poland be invaded. It was and we did. Most people in GB accepted that we had to honour our obligation but the rush to volunteer was not as great as when WWI broke out. Once bitten, twice shy. Hence the conscription.

We had no such treaty with Iraq, Afghanistan or Georgia or, as far as I am aware, with any other country. The possible exception being the EU countries.