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Old 06-24-2013, 10:27 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Well of course it's been cut, Britain isn't a superpower anymore.
They had an empire to look after back then, now they don't.
I think he's pointing out that Britain can't have its cake and eat it too. If you wanna cut back on military spending, don't be surprised when your military suffers as a result. Not that I think Britain should raise its military spending, but consequences are consequences. Maybe this just goes to show that Britain shouldn't jump every time America decides to invade some country or another.
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