PompeySailor
I will have a beer and a chat with you anytime.
The problem is that we are taken for granted by our lords and masters. They are the ones that have taken advantage of the can do attitude of forces so they can suck up and make cutback after cutback whilst they appear to get the results. We are trying to fight a major war (on two fronts) with half a dozen aircraft & helicopters to support a large amount of troops who need more.
This is not a game anymore where just by flying the (political) British flag we achieve results. This is real and we need more both in terms of hardware and manpower if we are ever going to achieve this mission.
We (our lords and masters) have made this mistake so many times in the past – let’s not make it again. People on the ground in Afgan are trying to tell the higher lot - All is not right.