From Times Online:
A devastating official report suppressed by ministers has revealed that soldiers’ lives are being put at risk by “endemic” failures at the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The secret dossier blames “political fudge” and Whitehall incompetence for the plight of soldiers in Afghanistan who are provided with inadequate frontline kit.
The 296-page report, leaked to The Sunday Times, claims the scale of MoD bungling is so severe it “is harming our ability . . . to conduct difficult current operations”.
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My Comment: The report blames the Ministry of Defense and Whitehall in general, but the real blame should fall on the Prime Minister's desk and on the previous Prime Minister, Tony Blair. There has been a lack of leadership from the top, and no prioritization on the needs of the soldiers who are fighting in Afghanistan.
As long time readers of this blog know, War News Updates has been a consistent critic of the U.K. Government's handling of their part of the war in Afghanistan (and previously in Iraq). When I noticed last year that failure to re-enlist soldiers who have served honorably for years started to spike to unacceptable levels .... you knew that there must be a problem.
Now we know why (to a certain degree).
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