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Comments on: The General Speaks https://whynow.dumka.us/2006/10/13/the-general-speaks/ On-line Opinion Magazine...OK, it's a blog Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:51:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: jamsodonnell https://whynow.dumka.us/2006/10/13/the-general-speaks/comment-page-1/#comment-18145 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:51:16 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2006/10/13/the-general-speaks/#comment-18145 That is certainly true. Even if he has given us three terms I know when I get a chance to vote in the leadershup election it will not be for a Blairite!

]]> By: Bryan https://whynow.dumka.us/2006/10/13/the-general-speaks/comment-page-1/#comment-18136 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:37:59 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2006/10/13/the-general-speaks/#comment-18136 Well, at least your papers don’t pretend to be non-partisan, but I agree with the caveat that I’m not sure one can consider Blair a true representative of Labour. He has certainly done a number of things that don’t exactly mesh with my understanding of the Labour Party’s core beliefs, and his support for the Bush imperialism hasn’t exactly received warm approval from the backbenchers or the general membership.

]]> By: jamsodonnell https://whynow.dumka.us/2006/10/13/the-general-speaks/comment-page-1/#comment-18134 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:40:06 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2006/10/13/the-general-speaks/#comment-18134 There is only one reservation I have and that the papers who are feting him here (the Mail and the Express) are very anti Labour. I am sure they would have been calling for his head if he had spoken out with a Tory government in charge.

That doesn’t diminish what he said of course

]]> By: Bryan https://whynow.dumka.us/2006/10/13/the-general-speaks/comment-page-1/#comment-18119 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 21:44:34 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2006/10/13/the-general-speaks/#comment-18119 His interview with the BBC makes it quite clear that he is very concerned with “breaking” the army, a real worry in this country too. It’s too bad he had to go public, but I don’t think there was any other way.

The British Army was never very large, but it was very good. If it gets overstretched, the better soldiers will leave for civilian jobs with higher pay rates. It takes years and experience to create an effective military.

Since they stopped giving the promotion to Field Marshal at retirement and the next Chief of the Defence Staff will be an admiral, Dannatt is at the top.

]]> By: jamsodonnell https://whynow.dumka.us/2006/10/13/the-general-speaks/comment-page-1/#comment-18118 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 21:24:04 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2006/10/13/the-general-speaks/#comment-18118 Dannatt has definitely caused a stir here. The British army may be of the highest quality but there are not many of them. Committing troops to Iraq and Afghanistan is overstretching limited resources. On that basis what he said was quite correct. Whether we should have invaded Irawq in the frist place is a different story of course

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