Kaldor, the academic behind the pamphlet that the Shadow Foreign Secretary is inspired by is very respected in her field and lectures at/is widely read at U.S. War Colleges. Whilst the DM portrays her ideas (and the Shadow Foreign Secretary's interpretation of them) in a way that is difficult to support, (IMO) her work is very interesting and offers solutions to problems that we encounter time and again in warfare/history. Some of it however..(IMO)..is a little idealistic, and that's the bit the DM is trying to whip up into outrage. As always, the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle between where we are now (in the UK armed forces) and what is purported to be a good idea here (and has given the Shadow Foreign Sec the oxygen of publicity).