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Old 30th Nov 2015, 20:56
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I thought both Sharpend and JAJ were reasonable. I suspect Beagle and Sharpend and I haven't been involved for aeons and probably don't know all the details of 2005-2015 weapons. Nevertheless we do know some things and believe it or not, no matter how one updates weaponry, the basics of warfare don't change that much. The effect of air attacks is limited. Without air superiority, land forces have enormous problems. Without land forces, air forces cannot win. That hasn't changed. The weapons available on Tornado are the kind that are needed in this situation - agreed. However I see no reason for us to extend into Syria which seems to be being nicely looked after by the Russians and French. If Britain and USA handled Syria, then I think it would work out. There's a huge amount of ISIS territory in Iraq - quite enough to keep our aircraft busy.
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