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SMG · 15-12-2009, 16:57

We have not been a global power since WW2. What we do have, are "Specialist" forces, which are the envy of the world. We do have the ability to deploy a small unit anywhere in the world.

This is only due to the professionalism of our volunteer forces. It has nothing to do with government policy. Whitehall would have us defenseless if it interfered with their pay rises.

We dont have the equipment to mount large campaigns anymore. Even 16 Chinooks wont be available for 3 years. Then a good half dozen of our existing choppers will be knackered. Too little, too late. Thats the way the governments of history have always played it.

Meanwhile, we continue to bury our children.

15-12-2009, 16:57	#5
SMG cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: S*it Creek, Salford. Services: Sky TV, B/Band. Posts: 1,523	Re: Defence cuts We have not been a global power since WW2. What we do have, are "Specialist" forces, which are the envy of the world. We do have the ability to deploy a small unit anywhere in the world. This is only due to the professionalism of our volunteer forces. It has nothing to do with government policy. Whitehall would have us defenseless if it interfered with their pay rises. We dont have the equipment to mount large campaigns anymore. Even 16 Chinooks wont be available for 3 years. Then a good half dozen of our existing choppers will be knackered. Too little, too late. Thats the way the governments of history have always played it. Meanwhile, we continue to bury our children.