MPs have always been in short supply
I was an AF SP for over 20 years. Never had enough bodies, and we had to compromise on the bodies we had, often keeping people that didn't belong just to fill manning.
The break with good faith that the senior leadership accepted in this case is inexcuseable.
What it led to is sad. The propaganda victory you speak of is directly caused by their malfeasance
I didn't know that MP's have always been in short supply. That explains a few things.
With the type of war we have to fight now (and for the next hundred years or more), I hope we'll see an increase in MP troops and a decrease in the area's that aren't as important right now.