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| Vladmir Putin watched with glee the failure in Afghanistan and thinks the 'West' is weak with no stomach for confrontation...and our military are not capable of what our nation expects, writes former First Sea Lord ADMIRAL LORD WEST of Spithead |
| 2022-02-26 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The British military and Europe's forces are in a parlous state with insufficient numbers and unsuitable armoured and soft skinned vehicle fleet.
What is certain is that Putin is well aware of our ever diminishing armed forces. He believes the West has lost the will to fight and that in no small measure has emboldened him to take the risks.
Politicians don't realise that dictators respect power and notice what nations do to their fighting forces and they have steadily over many years cut and cut our military.
Certainly, when one looks at the pathetic overall level of European defence spending it is not surprising that Putin takes heart. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |