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

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

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[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

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[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

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[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

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[htpcl.livejournal.com]

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[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

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[htpcl.livejournal.com]

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[htpcl.livejournal.com]

Oh.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

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[ddstory.livejournal.com]

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[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

Au contraire. It's "kind, sensitive and understanding". In its own unique way.

[ddstory.livejournal.com]

Damn. I knew I must be one of the Un-Understanding ones.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

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[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

Yes, more than.

[ddstory.livejournal.com]

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

That's the kind of gaffes that happen when one doesn't understand exactly what they're talking about.

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

*quits and apologizes*