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Old 22nd May 2006, 04:22
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Carriers?

Is the role of the United Kingdom's armed forces to defend the Kingdom against foreign invaders, or is it to cruise the world projecting British power? Though we long ago decided that the world is not our oyster and disassembled the Empire, our present government seems to enjoy its brief moments of glory on the world stage. As the British armed forces shrink smaller and smaller, the ambitions of the politicians grow larger and larger. Tony is in Wonderland and its easy to tell which bottle he has been drinking from....
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