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Old 28th Sep 2011, 10:21
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Biggus
 
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If they belong to you I suggest you go out and collect them.....

What condition do you think many of them are in? They haven't been driven over nice tarmac roads to Tesco's and back, rather they have been used aggressively for years in a harsh environment. If you are about to suggest that they be refurbished, as we have already have an investment in them, then you are suggesting spending yet more money on them.

Once we have pulled out of Afghanistan the Army will be reduced in size with a lot of serviceable kit being disposed of.

If your basic objection is the money wasted in disposing of serviceable equipment, which might possibly be of use in a future conflict, then I take it you are also upset at the disposal of the GR9 fleet, various warships, tanks/artillery etc all disposed of under the SDSR, all of which was bought and paid for, and didn't require shipping back to the UK, refurbishing and storing until the next war might come along.......


Have you any idea of what the bill has been for fuel, ordnance, spares, various expendables in Afghanistan since we have been there - one could argue that all of that was a waste of taxpayers - "your" - money, to say nothing of the most important cost - LIVES!
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