Britain's Armed Forces -- Losing Their Way?

From The Economist:

The British army suffers from lack of soldiers, lack of money and lack of conviction.

SOME marched smartly down the high streets of garrison towns, to cheers from bystanders waving union flags. Some, wounded, stood uneasily on crutches to receive decorations in their parade squares. Many went to church to give thanks for their safe return and remember fallen friends. For the men and women of 16 Air Assault brigade, returning from their latest tour in Afghanistan, the past months have been a homecoming like few others. There will be more cheers this summer when British troops come back from Iraq for good. On June 27th Britain will begin to mark a new Armed Forces Day.

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My Comment: I do not envy the soldiers in the British military. Lack of soldiers, money, resources .... doing a job that does not pay well and gives little if any satisfaction. Thank God that we still have men and women who are willing to serve. They have not lost their way .... it is the political establishment and their supporters who have lost their way.