Fighting talk aplenty in British politics today. Defence secretary Des Browne has confirmed after much media speculation that the government will indeed be sending more troops to
Afghanistan, after deciding to withdraw numbers in
Iraq last week. What a merry-go round! With our troops over- stretched and moral at somewhat of a low ebb, this seems like a bad idea to me. The Guardian reports that the decision comes after efforts to recruit assistance from
France and
Germany were unsuccessful.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,2020034,00.html
Prince Harry's deployment in Iraq has left me more than a little concerned. The Independent has reported the prince to be "Over the moon" about the deployment, however I feel it is possible that his involvement could put Britain in danger, after all, wouldn't it be a clear demonstration of British support for the 'war on terror'?
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article2296850.ece
An anti-ballistic missile defense system aptly named after the cult sci-fi films "star wars", has also grabbed the attention of the Tories, who were desperate to find out what the PM and President Bush have been plotting today. The economist reports that Tony Blair had been "discreetly waging a campaign" to have the "son of Star Wars" system on British turf, in the belief that its presence will add protection to Britain. Sadly for the PM it is now being reported by BBC news that the US has it sights set on a spot in Eastern Europe ; Good news for us skeptics, who believe that the situation of a US system in Britain could increase the threat of terrorist attacks . It is also reported that questionable accuracy of such a missile could also pose a danger, with the possibility of falling derbies on allied areas. Nice. Something which Shadow defense secretary Liam Fox was eager to highlight.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6390621.stm
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