From the RAF Air Power Review Autumn/Winter 2010
Quote "The ability to project power from the air and space to influence the behavior of people or the course of events".
In today’s world, it is a regrettable fact that there are many conflicts and fragile cease-fires waiting to explode into fighting, not just in the Gulf area but in Asia, Africa, and even within Europe. The RAF must be ready to deliver flexible air power anywhere in the world. AGILE ADAPTABLE CAPABLE”
Unquote 
So...... we have lost the Harriers, the Nimrods and are now, seemingly, about to lose the Tornados
. We have a rapidly degenerating and hugely overworked, Transport / SH fleet, the SARF is in disarray, RAF personnel at maximum stretch
and the MOD announcing redundancies.....
Priceless.....
... well certainly to a mr mahahmoud
a-mad-inejad and all those others who may be contemplating conflicts, as well as all those fragile cease-fires that are waiting to explode into fighting, not just in the
Gulf area 
but in Asia, Africa, and even within Europe, (and let’s not forget NI and the Falkland Islands)
Comforting though, that can hold our heads high and sing ‘Rule Britannia’ as, at least, we still have a ‘full strength’ RN..........No?
Oh b*llocks!
Mr Cameron and Mr Fox, where on earth are you taking us?
