Originally Posted by
Icare9
I see on another thread that apparently another C17 is arriving.
Perhaps that's where this one is going, but pardon my temerity, why use a C17 which I understand are practically committed round the clock in Afghan?
It's about time the Powers that Be accept we are no longer the world's policeman able to send a gunboat (or C17) anywhere at the drop of a hat.
Our boys first, please!
So, when we need assistance plugging our gaping MPA gap perhaps the French will say 'NON' if we took that attitude??
Being able to help our allies and vice versa is one of the strengths of today's Armed Forces, politics aside.
(PS 99 Sqn are indeed busy people but they are not "commited round the clock in Afghan" these days.)