Capt P U G Wash,
Thank you for your comment, however I must strongly disagree with your assertion that, because retired officers from any service provide opinion (whether agreed with or not), it is somehow acceptable for a serving very senior RAF officer to make “on-the record” derogatory and disparaging remarks regarding another nation’s and service’s military capabilities – it is not, and was (IMO) frankly unprofessional!
The attitude in some quarters that somehow two wrongs will make a right (…they said ‘x’ so we’ll counter with ’y’) is a ridiculous strategy which lacks maturity and says more about the proponent rather than the intended target – not a trait I would wish to see displayed regularly by our leaders.
H-W