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Old 10th Jan 2015, 15:37
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Heathrow Harry
 
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Afghanistan, Philippines, Mali, Libya, UAE, Oman, Sudan, Iraq etc etc then?

Afghanistan - a roaring success eh Roland - and we were never more than a pimple on the a*** of the yanks - who had to bail us out in Helmand IIRC

Mali - that was 99% French

Libya - again we needed back up from our cousins

Iraq - a long time ago and again not exactly a brilliant success

UAE , Oman & Sudan - we haven't been there in years in force

Philippines - again a very small contribution to the overall effort

Too many British servicemen have paid the ultimate price since 1990 to bolster the politicians delusion that we are a serious player everywhere
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