How to squander £630 million on UK defence in one week

[Churchill]

FTFY

Semi-literate drivel I'm afraid. Britain always made its fair contribution to NATO. The level of our involvement was decided at very high level, and our specialisation (ASW) was also allocated at joint Mod/USDoD level. This arrangement is still in force now, but has had its emphasis changed to reflect the changed nature of the threat. The transformation to a world-cruising blue water navy is just a symptom of the UK following the USA around like a lap-dog. If the USA politically needs our contribution in materiel, so it is not seen as acting alone, then it can help us with the cost of it.

He's a Russian, what's your excuse for being a twat?

Oh, I forgot, you were "the radio operator".

[KimberleyChris]

In that case, then I owe him an apology, because I didnt know that English was not his first language.

I also received a nasty neg-rep comment from him at the same time.

Even so, the sudden 'Ignorance' jibe and 'Simple words so you can understand it' were not provoked by me, or justified. You can hardly accuse me of being one of the more 'insulting' posters, and you are free to read as far back as you want through my back-posts.

This can be a most unpleasant site at times.

[Churchill]

In that case, then I owe him an apology, because I didnt know that English was not his first language.

I also received a nasty neg-rep comment from him at the same time.

Even so, the sudden 'Ignorance' jibe and 'Simple words so you can understand it' were not provoked by me, or justified. You can hardly accuse me of being one of the more 'insulting' posters, and you are free to read as far back as you want through my back-posts.

This can be a most unpleasant site at times.

There is nothing unpleasant about this site apart from the smell, but what do you expect? We're Geeks.

Get yourself off to ARRSE, they might be soft and cuddly enough for you.

[KimberleyChris]

Wot's ARRSE? I'll Google it later.

Anyway, who brought Russia into this? If it wasn't for the Red Army all our grandparents would have been slaughtered 65 years ago.

OK, the cold war dragged on for a bit, but that was the aftermath of Stalinism and 'Hooverism' in the USA ... nothing to do with the modern Russia as we now know it.