Originally Posted by
Stuff
Surely Russia can be expected to mock any criticism as 'fake news'. After all they have never done anything bad to anyone, ever, especially the Crimea.
Hi Stuff. Here is a quote of Gavin Williamson to the DT reported by the BBC:
"The plan for the Russians won't be for landing craft to appear in the South Bay in Scarborough, and off Brighton beach.
"They are going to be thinking, 'how can we just cause so much pain to Britain?
"Damage its economy, rip its infrastructure apart, actually cause thousands and thousands and thousands of deaths, but actually have an element of creating total chaos within the country."
Of course, the intent he has is to raise concern in the British public, due to his desire to increase UK defence spending. However, the tone and use of words in the piece make, what could be a real present threat, into a fantasy. It superficially reads as if, the Russians are actually (x2!) doing this now. What could be a measured statement becomes absurd, allowing the Russian Defence representative to make it a joke and deny that they are doing this. So, by making an alarmist, poorly thought-out statement, the UK Defence Sec has made a fool of us and, more importantly, the question of the Russian State threat to the UK is devalued.
So, what will the Defence Sec tell the British public next?
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