The coalition in 2010 cut defence spending by one third

Capabilities have been lost, equipment not upgraded, etc etc

Same across Europe

Dictators like Putin notice that and rightly take for what it is: an unwillingness to stand up to him militarily. They only respect military might. Putin has been pouring money into his armed forces for a decade

If NATO had been able to match the massing of Russian troops on the eastern borders with a massing of its own troops on the western borders, this would not have happened

Posted By: Old Git, Feb 25, 09:07:45