Posted on 02/19/2015 12:28:18 PM PST by Olog-hai
David Cameron has been warned that Britain cannot afford any more defense cuts in the wake of the growing threat posed by Vladimir Putin—despite claiming the UK military is strong enough to fend off Russian aggression.
The Conservative chair of the Defense Select Committee, Rory Stewart, said Mr. Putin was watching to see if Britain was going soft on defense. He said Britain’s military could not stand another round of defense cuts after the election.
Mr. Stewart’s stark warning comes after RAF fighters were scrambled to escort two Russian bombers in international airspace off the coast of Cornwall yesterday. A Typhoon jet was seen taking off from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire at 4.30 pm, shortly before the Russian planes were intercepted.
The Prime Minister today admitted Mr. Putin’s regime was “trying to make some sort of point”, but insisted the UK military had the capability to protect the country.
Russia, meanwhile, attacked Britain’s “too old” Defense Secretary Michael Fallon after he claimed Mr. Putin posed a threat to EU and NATO states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. …
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Nothing to worry about though, right? It’s just “Putin paranoia” as the brilliant Pat Buchanan put it.‘Putin is watching us’: MPs warn Cameron the military cannot cope with more defense cuts after RAF Typhoons are scrambled to intercept Russian bombers (while Moscow rages at ‘old’ and ‘stupid’ Tory ministers)
From a distance.♪
Read somewhere today that the UK would have to add 35% in additional spending to their military budget, to meet the 2% of GDP that is required as a condition of NATO Membership.
Imagine THAT ONE passing the current UK Parliament???
The Children running the UK are far too worried about Overseas Aid and Global Warming to have a defence policy.
They have already ruined our Armed Forces, we are now defenceless, against such a foe as Russia, which is why Putin is playing with us.
They should all be shot for treason.
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