The British militia is dimishing despite the increased demands -
another 5000-odd soldiers announced redundant this week. Almost the
entire military can now fit into Wembley stadium.
On 23/01/2013, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Bob
>
> I agree with your unhappiness with war or aggression. And the British
> military might well diminish provided that our blasted political leaders
> stop increasing the number of missions for it to achieve.
>
> Chris
>
> On 23 Jan 2013, at 16:24, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> What's the word for greater than Halcyon. <g> I'm not sure I'm entirely
>> unhappy about cuts to military spending. I believe we've spent too much
>> for too long for insufficient reason. But then that's my view of my
>> government. And now we have our neo-conservatives acting like they want to
>> go to war with Iran. I'm sorry, but I don't see any reason whatsoever for
>> going to war with Iran. The nuclear genie is out of the bottle. We let it
>> out. True, someone else would have if we hadn't, but still.
>>
>> Too much fighting for too long. Can we find a way to contain those folks
>> who feel like they just have to fight so the rest of us can build some
>> lasting peace?
>
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