Posted on 11/30/2015 10:28:25 AM PST by Swashbuckler99
Ten thousand troops could flood Britain's streets to fight terrorists as David Cameron abolishes the "divide" between the Army and police.
In a landmark move, the PM announced a 10,000-strong fighting force to support cops in the face of Islamic terrorism.
Labour accused him of using soldiers to plug gaps when the Tories slash police budgets in the Spending Review.
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Seems like he was right. Too bad nobody listened.
O'Brien in 1984: "The future? Picture a boot stomping in a human face, forever". Will that be Britain's fate? Will it be army boots or desert sandals on their faces?
You are so right.
Matt Bracken is all over this one, BTW.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3366283/posts
What caliber of whistles will they be packing?
Just last year, after Drummer Lee Rigby of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was executed on a public street by Jihadists, military members were told not to wear their uniforms in public. Now they want them in uniform, protecting those same streets.
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