Spotting Bad Guys,
Oh come on! I cannot believe that you are that naive!
….”when our esteemed Pry Minister (sic) ordered the Strategic Defence Review..”
“….So, either the SDR was a flawed, incomplete and thoroughly bungled effort or the latest round was in fact A CUT….”
Now, let’s see, what major event of world shattering importance has happened between 1998 and July 21st 2004?
WHERE WERE YOU ON SEPTEMBER THE ELEVENTH TWO THOUSAND AND ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Between the SDR and July 2004 we have, in addition, had the removal of Iraq as a threat, the emergence of a global terrorist phenomenon, the radicalisation of the Palestinian situation and Libya and Iran lowering their nuclear and other WMD profile.
You can knock New Labour for what they are doing to the defence capability of this country, knock the Chiefs of Staff for their silence and acquiescence, but please do not try and claim that the world has not changed out of all recognition since SDR.