| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:A young man in a geriatric ward | |
| Posted by: | Fraser Pearce | |
| Date/Time: | 01/06/07 14:29:00 |
| This issue transcends the party political. People often overlook the EU dimension to this. Our commitment to the EU’s Rapid Reaction Force means we have made hardware purchases perhaps inappropriate to our current presence in Iraq and Afghanistan. In effect, we have committed billions to an EU fantasy force with no clear foreign policy. We could’ve perhaps committed ourselves more to supporting counterinsurgency strategies - the very kind currently being pursued by British forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of course, as good Europeans, we mustn’t question the EU’s infinite wisdom or our politicians’ desire to appear as players on the world stage. |