Mr Ainsworth also made an indirect verbal swipe at General Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the Army, when he was asked whether he was going to send more troops to Afghanistan. “We’ve got 9,000 there at the moment. We have to get the balance right. Those who want to send more are the same ones who warned that current operations could break the Army,” he said.
Exactly Mr Ainsworth! The same Bosses who have warned you there aren't enough helicopters are the same Bosses who have warned you that 9000 troops aren't enough. They are the same Bosses that have warned you that to do the job properly will overstretch the Armed Forces and yet the Government is not willing to procure / spend more. If you want a successful campaign then the treasury should pay for it
in cash and not with the lives of exhausted, under equipped personnel.