Will our soldiers have to come back home?
2007-02-02 00:22:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
If it's up to Blair they will just go on by borrowing. The UK ruined its world leadership by huge debts incurred to pay off the First World War, and has only just finished paying off its debts to the USA and Canada for the Second World War: the UK suffered far more than the defeated or occupied nations because it was forced to pay for the benefit others gained from the UK protecting the "free world".
Military power depends upon a sound economic and industrial base. Short-term politicans tend to forget this. Economic cost-benefit analysis is particularly to the point for interventions like Iraq that are largely to do with the protection of raw resources, i.e. oil.
Most, if not all, wars are simply not worth the money, even before "The War Chest is empty". It would be a lot more sensible if the UK concentrated on its local defence rather than far-flung military adventures of dubious international legality.
2007-02-02 00:50:09 · answer #1 · answered by Philosophical Fred 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The war chest WILL NEVER BE EMPTY.
1 - You know that money that is being raised for the extra aitline tax? Well its going into the 'general fund'. Which can easily be diverted to Defence.
2 - In WW2 the UK took out loans (from the US) for their help - borrowed 330m repaid 3 Billion.
2007-02-02 01:49:12 · answer #2 · answered by David 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you not clocked on to what Ebeneezer Broon was doing in India...not just getting Shilpa's Visa fast tracked - but kissing the Mittal brothers backside's - selling off loads of British interests... and once he has Brainwashed Britain into believing the world is Environmentally coming to an end ..and Taxing it.... there will be loads of cash in the trough...
2007-02-02 00:28:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all the wars in Europe has made America very rich,and made- us the leaders of the world hated and liked-but now England is not England anymore all the wars that have been lost and won does not matter anymore-there is no England anymore.)We are on that road,and join the long list of Countries that are no more-the real enemies do their work inside -they do not show there faces-now we make China very rich.
2007-02-02 00:45:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
tax richard branson and roman abramovich 90% of their wealth. Its not like they need it. That would give us another £15billion or so. Infact tax all billionaires until they just have one billion left. Nobody can spend a billion in there lifetime they would even struggle in 10 lifetimes. We would have loads of cash
2007-02-02 00:45:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start doing what the US is doing now, cutting other military programs, it starts with tech programs and starts working it's way up, when you run out of programs like that more taxes will start to go to the military such as fuel, and cigarette taxes, after that is when you start cutting other governmental taxes such as education.
2007-02-02 00:37:29 · answer #6 · answered by Comnec1 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The SAS will raid the biscuit tin for a few extra crumbs.
2007-02-02 03:02:38 · answer #7 · answered by Golf Alpha Nine-seven 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We will once again borrown billions from the American's again and be tied to them and their fights / wars until it is all paid back yet again!
2007-02-02 00:27:49 · answer #8 · answered by The Weird One! 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, they'll start pinching money from nonessential branches of government like education, health, etc.
2007-02-02 00:26:06 · answer #9 · answered by bonshui 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Privatisation of the military will solve everything.
2007-02-02 00:32:19 · answer #10 · answered by Stammerman! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋