Def Sec Speech Con Conf
Having watched and listened carefully to Mr Fallon's speech, I was left with senses of disbelief, incredulity, and foreboding. Reading the transcript, you could be misled into thinking that the state of our armed forces was improving, and that in the near future would be extremely robust. To quote him, 'Putin should be in no doubt that our collective defence is as strong as ever'. This comment was made as a punch line: is he from Mars? He is also delivering 'new fleets of fighters'. His delivery was akin to childlike puppetry. For God's sake, if he truly believes the words that were prepared for him, this man is not fit for his role. But I guess that he'll meet Cameron's needs.
Read the rest. Yes, there is some welcome stuff. But it was all about bandaging a mortal patient and playing, disgracefully, to a largely unsuspecting electorate. For now. IMHO that is.
And now, Cameron, proudly announces he'll send TWO more aircraft to Cyprus. The mouse is roaring.
Last edited by cuefaye; 2nd Oct 2014 at 20:27.