Maybe these cuts are more strategically thought out. If you consider that Blair appears to have every intention of selling the UK into the United States of Europe, we'll have nothing left to fight for, and will only be allowed by our European masters to act as a part of a large joint European Force.
Unfortunately the armed forces are merely a tool to be used by our political masters as they see fit. These political masters are also bitter about evey penny they give us and through their tasking of our forces, the public won't come running to our rescue.
Could rant on for hours, argue cases, but whats the point??
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