Tallsar, AA - hear hear!
Unfortunately, the vast majority of the Forces, politicians and public do not see this. We are back in the Wilderness Years, fighting a questionable campaign with a questionable strategy. To put all the country's eggs in one basket is short sighted, lacking any appreciation of military capability or effective intelligence in terms of defence strategy and planning.
Far from those who advocate a balanced military with a credible firepower capability - Typhoon, JSF AND armour, carriers, destroyers etc - being Cold War warriors with no place in the contemporary operating environment, those who repeatedly stick their head in the sand and constantly argue for the disestablishment of anything that doesn't fit in with their own agendas has no place in the defence of this country are frankly a bigger threat to this country than the Taliban. Whilst not a fan of Jock Stirrup, it is for this reason that the Army must not be allowed to dominate the very senior levels of Defence, and the politicians must be told in words of less than one syllable the likely consequences of their short sighted actions.
Last edited by Melchett01; 14th Jan 2010 at 07:36.