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Ten thousand troops to flood Britain's streets in fight against terrorism
Mirror ^ | 23 Nov 2015 | Ben Glaze, Jack Blanchard

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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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: britain; police; terrorism; troops
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To: Swashbuckler99
Was it Bush that said "we're fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here"?

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?

21 posted on 11/30/2015 11:41:45 AM PST by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: iontheball

You are so right.

Matt Bracken is all over this one, BTW.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3366283/posts


22 posted on 11/30/2015 12:08:45 PM PST by Bigg Red (Keep calm and Pray on.)
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To: Swashbuckler99

What caliber of whistles will they be packing?


23 posted on 11/30/2015 12:13:06 PM PST by DungeonMaster (Democrats have covens, not conventions.)
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To: Swashbuckler99

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.


24 posted on 11/30/2015 12:23:12 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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