Posted on 02/11/2023 7:35:03 AM PST by JonPreston
Tory chair of defence committee says cost of replacing kit sent to Ukraine and high inflation had created ‘a really grim picture’
Britain’s armed forces would “last about five days” if there was a war, a senior Conservative MP has claimed, as pressure increases on the chancellor to boost defence spending in next month’s Budget.
Tobias Ellwood, Tory chair of the Commons defence committee, told the Financial Times that high inflation and the cost of replacing equipment sent to Ukraine had created “a really grim picture” and left military supplies seriously depleted.
Jeremy Hunt has vowed to consider the case for more military spending in his Budget in response to an update of the government’s 2021 foreign and defence policy, expected in the coming weeks.
The revamping of the so-called “Integrated Review” by John Bew, a historian and member of the Number 10 policy unit, will take account of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The original document was billed as a “tilt to the Indo-Pacific”.
In the meantime the lobbying for more military spending is increasing, with defence officials privately discussing a range of eye-catching measures to save money.
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It doesn’t matter. The Americans run the show in NATO.
Yes they do, and Trump was right; NATO is a hollow army, unable to defend itself.
Germany is also in bad shape.
The US attacked Germany when it blew up the pipeline. I don’t think NATO will last too much longer.
US Armed Forces would last 2 days up against China if we went in to help Taiwan. Chinx would sink all our large ships within 36 hours with their standoff missiles. Aircraft carriers, destroyers etc sunk or disabled within 36 hours.
Same as today’s tanks going up against “hand held” modern antitank missiles. The most advanced actually zig-zag upward to slam down into the tank’s vulnerable turret and ammunition stores. KAYBOOM!
Depends on who. The Poles are in good shape. The French seem to be all right. The Germans are in bad shape. A lot of others haven't been pulling their weight. Finland is supposed to join NATO soon. They're formidable. They know they have to be serious because their neighbor is Russia and they've fought them in the Winter War.
Let’s just cut the BS and admit that NATO is a joke! No US, no NATO.
We're not going to intervene in Taiwan in that scenario.
100%
What really matters is that the sun never sets on the British propaganda empire.
And the Woke US military is losing effectiveness and strength for a number of reasons.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link and there are a lot of weak links in NATO.
I am sure the US will just stand by and let it happen.
You can’t fund an expansive welfare state and a formidable military at the same time.
Something’s gotta give.
Ever since Obama became President, I would say we are losing 1% of our strength every year due to the woke crap. Trump was able to halt it for four years during his Presidency. But the slide has continued under Biden. Our military is still pretty good but that's due to our legacy and the infrastructure we have. Wait 20 years and see what happens from now.
The British have been such cheerleaders in Ukraine pathetic.
Many Southern families who have sons and believe in God and church attendance will not let their sons join the Woke U.S. Marine Corps. My passed grandfather a former Marine would turn in his grave if he knew of today’s Marines. Our culture is one big rot.
LOL. Yeah, imagine the USA mustering a 700K army to travel 5000 miles away, to kick Russia out of Ukraine.
Sure, its possible. But the we would go into a civil war domestically. Guaranteed.
Of course we are and so is Japan, S Korea, Singapore, Australia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines. All of those countries know they are next if Formosa falls.
If NATO is in such bad shape, then Putin had no credible fear that NATO would use Ukraine to invade Russia.
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