Friday, February 7, 2014

Can (And Will) Britain Fight Another War?


Can Britain, Will Britain, Fight Another War? -- Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian

• UK government deeply sensitive to suggestion country not the military power it once was
• Devastating critique of UK approach to war
• Debate badly needed before next year's new defence review

After my return following a three-week break, the first item in the diary was the latest Military Balance report from the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, the IISS.

It was, as expected, a measured tome. It pointed to the continuing cuts in western defence budgets, including Britain's, and rising military expenditure in the Asia-Pacific region, notably China.

IISS experts stressed that while Chinese military spending might equal that of the US in the mid-2030s, it would take much longer for China to have anything like the military capabilities the US currently possesses.

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My Comment: For the moment .... there is zero political or public will in Britain to get involved in another war, and my prediction is that this sentiment is going to be around for a very long time.

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