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Old 29th May 2011, 15:42
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Originally Posted by Two's in
Historically, it is unlikely that the structure and fabric of HM Forces have ever faced a greater threat from major cuts in personnel and equipment. The very same government that sings HM Forces' praises in public on one hand, is on the other hand conducting a ruthless campaign by stealth and deception to emasculate and remove funding from the UK's military capability.
Actually this 'greater threat' is really no more than all the other cuts in the past. Really it is just one great continium and the Torys are doing what they have done historically. Both partys cut and Torys, IMHO, cut deeper.
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