Smaller armed forces?

[mintogrubb.livejournal.com]

In the UK at present, we have the smallest army we have had since the Boer War of Queen Victoria's time.

Is this a good thing or bad thing?
Will a smaller army, navy and air force stop our politicians from meddling in unnecessary wars in far off places? Will it lead to a focus on home defence instead of adventuring imperialism?

Or will a smaller Military Establishment mean that we are ill prepared to repel a foreign invasion ?
I mean, who is ~capable~ of invading Britain right now, even if they wanted to? Should be be paranoid about 'what if', or go for a realistic assessment of the actual threat level?

Comments

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

And have depended on their Navy, while Navies tend to be even more expsneive than Armies.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

A navy makes more sense than an army for an island nation. I know it's where our main focus is; our airforce is essentially a naval support group.