Quote Originally Posted by KeithD View Post
The UK has the fifth strongest armed forces in the world, so not sure what you are on about.

As for your comments on the Falklands... stupid . Do we need to get rid of the Orkneys & Shetlands as well? What about Northern Ireland? Most western countries have islands scattered around the globe. Maybe the Philippines should give Palawan to Indonesia, as they are closer?
Jamaica Singapore Hong Kong and India have all got something in common

The UK should stop trying to fool itself that its a world force anymore
If you like Nukes so much then let the Americans have more bases within the UK and they can be our great defender just like what they do in the Philippines

The amount of our poor servicemen who lost their lives in the Falklands war for me was not justified
There could have been a negotiated settlement instead of just sending a task force