Glojo - I don't carry a flag for any specific service
My point is that we can't continue to act as if we have the resources of the USA - those days ended around 1945
Not another, we're not the nation we were post. As for 1945, I think you'll find the gulf between what we could afford per head and what America could back then, was far wider than it is today.
The principal difference between the UK and USA IN 2012, is they don't spend anything like the amount we do on state provision. I believe there may be a balance somewhere in between, but to run again another line,always dressed up as "time for a few hard facts of life about our position in the world today" is not an eye opener, nor was it ever. We're still about the 7th richest nation on the planet. What we do have is the worst possible value for money in terms of quantity of men and machines from the defence budget. Furthermore, the F35 looks increasingly like a serious future defence arrangement fiasco not just for us but for all involved.
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