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Amnesia10
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steve74
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Can anyone explain why the UK is playing such a large part in this UN resolution anyway, when there are far bigger countries with better resources that are either scaling down their activity after the initial strikes (USA, for example) or not committing much in the way of manpower in the first place. Why does it always seem to be down to the UK to shoulder the main responsibility, we're hardly in the best shape ourselves financially, are we?
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Linux_User
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I get the impression that the French are doing a lot more than we are. There are also other NATO countries stepping into the fold, and Canada has been involved from the start. The USA, AFAIK, is stepping back for political reasons. It is right, IMO, that we step in to save human lives. And TBH I wish we were taking a harder line with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to stop the murder of civilians there too.
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paulzolo
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Historically, we are involved deeply in the Middle East and Africa. We created situations in the past, tried to rectify it, cocked it up again and so on. The wheel turns, and once again, we’re in an oil-soaked desert sorting out the natives. In 10 years time, we’ll find the need to return.
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Amnesia10
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From what I have read the French are doing a lot more than we are. We might have a few ships in the area and a few flights but that is pretty much it. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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adidan
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The Italians should do more seeing as they created the country, but then they do get a lot of their oil and gas from Libya so it's a tricky situation for them. As has been said the US aren't so involved for political reasons and for the long term good, seeing the US heavily involved in another Arab State will not be a good thing. What larger countries are there though aside Russia and China? They abstained in the resolution so they won't take part. Another reason the UK is involved is because of geography, we can help out there.
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MrStevenRogers
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we need to fund are defence budget
not for policing the world but for our own defence
this needs a serious review and upgrading of the defence budget at this time ...
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HeatherKay
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It's also time to consider whether we really can sustain, or even need, three separate parts to our defence forces. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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MrStevenRogers
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agreed a fully armed and equipped 'mobile' force(s) of all the 'armed forces' is needed ...
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paulzolo
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We also need to consider that we don’t have an empire any more, can’t sustain long protracted campaigns abroad and accept that as of now, we are a small European state on the verge of mediocrity. The sooner we can do that, the sooner we can scale stuff back, and tell the USA, who seems to expect us to commit to any idiocy they want to undertake, to take a hike.
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mikepgood
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Anyone think we may have been hasty to sell of the aircraft carriers and scrap the harriers?
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jonbwfc
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Look in you wallet, does your driving license say 'David Cameron'? If not, then the answer is 'yes'. Jon
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snowyweston
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I'm sorry but the present financial situation, and all the gloomy predictions of what might lie ahead because of it, will never make Great Britain a mediocre nation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_En ... iscoveries
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