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Is it at possible that the UK could introduce forced military conscription? Well, that’s what former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Sir Richard Shirreff would like to see!
Writing in the Daily Mail he makes a number of claims that betray his bias;
President Donald Trump’s loud-mouthed defence secretary Pete Hegseth has made it clear that, in the event of further Russian aggression in eastern Europe, America will not get involved – even if the country under attack is a Nato member, such as one of the Baltic states. In effect, Hegseth has taken Nato’s essential principle of mutual defence, known as Article 5, and shredded it.
If that is what Pete Hegseth means, then good.
NATO Article 5 is a dangerous idea that could easily lead to WW3.
But the good General isn’t just interesting in bashing Trump. It goes deeper.
For everyone’s sake, Britain must bring Europe together. But we must also take ‘action this day’ to defend ourselves.
And what is the ‘action he proposes’?
Well, he wants Europe to operate autonomously – without the US!
And what will that mean?
It would sending 10,000 British soldiers to Ukraine. Another 10,000 would have to be training for deployment, with 10,000 more returning and recuperating. That’s 30,000 men and women – almost half of our entire land force when there are just 70,000 in the whole British Army. And they would have to be fully equipped with all the capability for fighting: tanks, artillery, full air support and long-range missiles – or the Russian meat grinder could simply roll over them.
From a standing start, can Britain do all that?
I don’t believe so, not without compulsory mobilisation of the reserves. Paying for this would demand moving the whole economy onto a war footing.
Got that? He wants the UK have compulsory mobilisation of the Reserves AND a full time war footing!
In other words, he WANTS us in a direct war with Russia.
He is either clinically insane or a monster who craves slaughter.
And his is the voice of the Establishment. It is desperate for war.
When Edwin Starr asked “War, what is it good for” – the answer is – it’s really good for the military-political axis of evil! Good God, y’all.
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