I guess we haven't quite got to the stage where we throw anything into the frontline but it does give us an interesting perspective at events 65+ years ago when we put 24 year-olds just out of training in Swordfish up against battleships and Hampdens up against Me109s. Maybe these days the powers that be can sense the Daily Mail headines were they to put our boys in breathless Sea Kings and send them into battle. They would probably get a good slagging for wasting more of our precious treasure and asking the guys and gals to do mission impossible with !!!!e equipment. Where have we heard that before?
Do you remember that Labour minister standing in Afghanistan and pontificating that it would all be over in 6 weeks without a shot being fired. That does give us some indication of committment, understanding and preparedness. Who were his advisors I wonder?
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