The issue of defence dominated prime minister's questions today. Once again Brown found himself unable to answer a question - is that's what you want to call it - without trotting out meaningless statistics. The fact is our troops do not have the equipment they need. This is not me playing party politics. These facts have been told to me by many people in the armed forces over the years.
I am sure the prime minister knows this and before more troops are killed in action, he should admit there has been problems and problems still exist. He should inform us how he is going to address the problems and put measures in force to make sure the same problems do not occur in the future. Our troops deserve nothing less.
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If we mean the helicopters - he failed to fund when it was needed and now he's thinking of it, it's too late. Was there ever a more inept Chancellor/PM than this?
It's not just helicopters, James, as important as this issue is. I have spoken to Royal Marines over the years and they all tell me the British Armed Forces are regarded as scroungers. They do not have the equipment they need and have to beg, borrow and steal from the Americans. This really is a national disgrace.
Yes but don't forget, Andrew, that the Americans have also been served disgracefully and I ran a post some time back on U.S. equipment shortages too - although the main thrust was not so much the shortages but the low quality of them.
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