DfID to fund MoD Peacekeeping?
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DfID to fund MoD Peacekeeping?
Interesting if true....
David Cameron gives green light for aid cash to go on military | Politics | The Guardian
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David Cameron gives green light for aid cash to go on military | Politics | The Guardian
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Actually, this is just clawing back what the MOD has lost over the last 7-8 years. Fore example, the Security Sector Reform team, based at Swindon Poly, were part of the old Def Dip structure and were passed across to DfID, alonng with teh funding lines. DfID's discretionary budget exceeds that of the Foreign Office, too.
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`About time too` many will say....yet another U Turn from Mr Flip Flop with a difficult By Election looming. He really does look a clown..Now don`t get me wrong I`m delighted if this occurs but sadly too late to save the Harriers, MRA 4`s and many of the scrapped warships. Lets hope it will save the disbandment of large parts of the Army.
As a nation we really do have to suffer these fools dont we
As a nation we really do have to suffer these fools dont we
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too late to save the Harriers, MRA 4`s and many of the scrapped warships
The sandal wearing tree huggers are already up in arms about it. I think I would quite like to live - or at least visit - their world. It must be nice to live an existence that is so clear cut and well defined that there is no blurring of boundaries, makes life so much simpler.
Unfortunately, in the sort of places where aid is needed, it is often precisely because a lack of security has created a vaccuum which fairly ruthless, power hungry, money grabbing actors have been only too happy to fill. And if the likes of the Oxfam directors can't see or understand that, they have no business operating in those parts of the world whilst relying on other organisations for the provision of their security. It also questions just how well they do actually understand their own areas of expertise.
Unfortunately, in the sort of places where aid is needed, it is often precisely because a lack of security has created a vaccuum which fairly ruthless, power hungry, money grabbing actors have been only too happy to fill. And if the likes of the Oxfam directors can't see or understand that, they have no business operating in those parts of the world whilst relying on other organisations for the provision of their security. It also questions just how well they do actually understand their own areas of expertise.
