My 2 pence worth
I used to think that the Sun was the "Armed Forces Friend", but whilst it would seem they are on our side when it suits them, the rest of the time they can't wait to report about the RAF going on a jolly, or the Navy pranging a ship, or the Army getting rough with the locals in whatever desert they are fighting in. After all, most of the public have no idea of what happens behind the wire of a base. So fortunately our beloved current bun is there to fill there heads with this kind of rubbish, which makes us look all look bad. Then 6 months down the line when there is another radical dictator spoiling for a rumble or our own firemen pleading for more cash, we step into the breach once more and become heros again. I hope the little snipe who went squeeling to the papers is taken behind the hangar and given a damn good shoeing.