In addition, Osbourne claimed that the flag-waving during "The Trooper" was disrespectful to American troops, at the time fighting alongside the British in Iraq, even though Dickinson had always held a Union Flag during the song, being based on the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War.
Kasnije je Osbourne izjavila da je mahanje zastavom tijekom skladbe "The Trooper" bilo nepristojno prema američkoj vojsci, koja se u to vrijeme borila uz Britance u Iraku, iako je Dickinson uvijek držao zastavu Unije tijekom skladbe jer je utemeljena na Bitci kod Balaklave koja se održala tijekom Krimskog rata.