Extract from today's Telegraph report on the Para killed yesterday. My Bold.
News of the fatality came hours after
Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, the Chief of the Defence Staff, admitted the Armed Forces were "stretched beyond the capabilities we have" and could not go on fighting two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sir Jock's comments were supported by Nick Harvey, the Lib Dem defence spokesman, and Patrick Mercer, a Tory MP and former Army commander.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "It is true the Armed Forces are working very hard and we recognise that this cannot go on for ever.
The British Armed Forces are very stretched, but not yet overstretched. We continue to invest in our personnel, equipment, training and logistical support."
WTF!?
