From The Christian Science Monitor:
Afghanistan operations in the future could be affected.
London - By a quirk of geography, the English market town of Wootton Bassett has come to symbolize the pride that the British public continue to has in its armed forces.
Without fail, large crowds of ordinary townsfolk line its streets on at least a weekly basis every time a cortege carrying the remains of the latest soldier to fall in Afghanistan passes through from a nearby airbase.
But at a time of overwhelming public support for its service men and women, the global recession is causing Britain to face hard choices about its future military role in the world – putting at risk plans to build new aircraft carriers and heralding consequences for everything from operations alongside the US in Afghanistan to whether the UK remains nuclear-armed.
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My Comment: The treasury is broke, and what little is left must go elsewhere. After 500 years, Britannia no longer rules the waves.
1 comment:
Meh, Britain's empire was largely built by the armies it's companies like the East India, Niger and other companies that levied troops for it's wars to control resources. Britain's army only became important after the government would seize control of these companies after the initial conquests
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