Thanks to the Conservatives

[Nixt]

The decision to cut the Armed Forces in any form is a bad one, that's for sure. Reallocation or deployment of resources makes more sense but cutting personnel and equipment is ludicrous when the army, for example, is suffering a severe shortage of soldiers in infantry regiments for example. When I first joined, the army was officially classed as a 'militia' because the number of soldiers in its command was below that of the world standard.

I fail to see how this is going to work for them politically. For a start, since the Iraq invasion up until present day popular media has been advocating increased funding for the armed forces particularly on the front line. Now they are cutting key front line support arms and removing hundreds of dedicated personnel.

[immense]

we're an island and we don't need a big army.

[Hecktix]

we're an island and we don't need a big army.

Good to have resources at sea mind, which is what's being cut here..

[immense]

then the people in this country shouldn't have voted in the current government. wait, the sun told them to do so. it's awfully depressing.

[xxMATTGxx]

we're an island and we don't need a big army.

An Island that should have a top navy being able to defend our country which includes overseas territory within a minutes notice which is being cut.. so bye bye defense.

[immense]

you're all so typically male.

[Nixt]

we're an island and we don't need a big army.

Not so. Our forces are massively overstretched as it is when it comes to overseas deployments. Not so much now we have withdrawn from Iraq, but when you have operational deployments in Cyprus, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Gibraltar and the Falklands as well as numerous other places around the world offering varying numbers of soldiers. In the event of a large scale war resulting from ongoing diplomatic unease with eastern countries we would be in a difficult position. The fact we are an island gives us a strategic advantage but in this day and age that advantage isn't massive and it plays no bearing on the fact that, should war break out, we would be facing a shortage of soldiers.

[Agnostic Bear]

For survival, yes. Good observation.

War is necessary for survival. If the middle east was allowed to grow they would inevitably attack western culture and start a 3rd world war. Admittedly it'd be over pretty fast due to America, but it would still be a very big problem, just like it is already due to immigration.

But hey I suppose you support that, don't you?

[Neversoft]

What ever happened to this once great empire. Oh wait, the war... right.

[immense]

War is necessary for survival. If the middle east was allowed to grow they would inevitably attack western culture and start a 3rd world war. Admittedly it'd be over pretty fast due to America, but it would still be a very big problem, just like it is already due to immigration.

But hey I suppose you support that, don't you?

l m a o .

yeah, everybody who is from the middle east wants to attack western culture. how right you are.