war with Iraq?

[BigJim]

$50,000,000,000,000????????? Fifty smegging billion???? The entire annual defence budget for the UK is only about £28 billion. (About forty billion dollars I think.)

Let's put it this way. There is not a single country, with the possible exception of Western Samoa that the UK could beat in a war today if it was totally reliant on it's own resources.

As for overthrowing Saddam, well a huge percentage of the west's oil comes from Iraq, so all we have to do is monopolise it when we raze the bastards. That means we'd have more than enough money over a five year period to not only prevent Iraq disappearing up it's own arse, but also manage to make sure we don't bankrupt ourselves either.

 

[shark]

I had planned to just observe this thread,but something came up.If anyone is interested,go to www. warroom.com and download or listen to the radio show that aired this morning.You can find it in the archives,and there is information about Iraqi/middle eastern involvement in the Murrah building bombing,along with other such news.

 

[qjakal]

Thanx Shark!

I needed an ActiveX Player anyway...lol.

As for BigJims comments...I think you underestimate your capabilities a bit there. Your air power is superior to nearly all other nations in Europe, and I think the world just saw a very effective demonstration of how to use air power in Afghanistan. Decent Navy and "special forces" as well, and you can laways conscript cannon fodder...err...infantry as needed. We'll take ya on our side anytime! Your greatest asset is your attitude and a willingness to fight to the end for a cause you believe in....."it's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog that wins most times". Q

 

[BigJim]

Thanks for that Q. I hold our standards of personell in viry high esteem, but when the government cuts defence spending so much that our naval guys have to shout "BANG!" instead of actually using the guns on excercises, you have to worry.

 

[Strelnikov]

Scenes from an earlier war...

Saw a BBC documentary on the Falklands War. The Guards Band played "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina" as the troops marched through Portsmouth to the ships. Maggie Thatcher and HM the Queen saw them off. The flagship fired a 21 gun salute as it passed out of the harbor.

I like seeing things done with style. The Brits have always had that.

Strelnikov