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Old 12th Aug 2006, 09:15
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Luckily for who?

The above post was intended to make the point that any more cuts to any of the services will cause problems. The public/media perception is that the Army and Royal Marines are busy on the ground in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places and so are the RAF. The public seems unaware that there is a naval/maritime side to current operations.

The fleet cannot be cut any more without having an adverse effect on the war on terror. However, public perception is everything...........
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