Why the British Army 'wouldn't last 10 days in a war'

Why the British Army 'wouldn't last 10 days in a war' | LBC analysis

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3 ай бұрын

The British Army would run out of munitions within ten days of war breaking out, a former defence minister has told MPs.
John Spellar, who served as armed forces minister between 1999 and 2001, told Parliament: “The minister rightly speaks about the ability to sustain fighting, he knows that an exercise conducted with the Americans showed that the British Army would run out of munitions within ten days.”
Responding, the outgoing armed forces minister James Heappey said: “In exercises that I have seen where the UK have operated alongside the US what happens again and again and again is that American senior commanders hold the UK force elements in the highest of regard.”
In this video, Andrew Marr is joined by Lieutenant General Sir Simon Mayall to discuss what this means for the future of the British Army.
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@hulagukhan123223 3 ай бұрын

My suggestion to UK. Stop pretending to be a superpower when you clearly aren't. Stop being a boot licker for the US!

@hasanalwi8741 3 ай бұрын

boot polisher

@uttaradit2 3 ай бұрын

britain is the oldest victim of class war and the rich are winning.....warren buffet

@bobdillon1138 3 ай бұрын

They are fifth in the world by number of Nukes so i would still consider them a threat capable of destroying any country on the planet.

@michaelhelbrow7906 3 ай бұрын

Lol. How about u learn who is the real trouble maker here and he is in the kremlin. Or are u backing putin the killer.

@bomberbolton 3 ай бұрын

100%

@MightySteve001 3 ай бұрын

The question is, why are we picking fights with countries that has not attacked us.

@tadhgcronin175 3 ай бұрын

Germany didn't attack UK in WW2 but you were bristling for a scrap. UK attacked Germany first.

@Educationbeatspropaganda101 3 ай бұрын

Ridiculous comparison...@@tadhgcronin175

@barukkazhad8998 3 ай бұрын

@@tadhgcronin175comparing the start of ww2 with conflict in Ukraine ....parroting what our masters say,never forget these are the same people that lied about Iraq

@everready800 3 ай бұрын

We follow Washington. You surely know this.

@alien4422 3 ай бұрын

Because Britain is a warrior nation which has invaded almost every single country in the World.

@gregchijoff9959 3 ай бұрын

Britain wouldn't last 10 hours. Forget 10 days!

@SH-of2wp 3 ай бұрын

Islamist is UK are fully prepared to riots on street of London when British Army is at borders 😊😊

@everready800 3 ай бұрын

A conventional war between NATO and Russia wouldn't stay conventional for 10 days.

@cemyurdakul1128 3 ай бұрын

@@SH-of2wpwhich army ? do you have one ?

@uttaradit2 3 ай бұрын

britain doesn't exist its full of tories

@mmoxam6963 3 ай бұрын

Seriously

@ahmedalsharman 3 ай бұрын

Lol 😂 so if Russian shells are so bad why are they destroying NATO supplied equipment every day ?

@tadhgcronin175 3 ай бұрын

I thought the Challenger tanks and Abrams were "game changers"

@Jester-Riddle 3 ай бұрын

😂@@tadhgcronin175

@brianrely3510 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Jester-Riddle 3 ай бұрын

@@tadhgcronin175 They need to change the actual game for that to be true ... !

@GIZMO3380 3 ай бұрын

@@tadhgcronin175for whom 😂

@dipayanroy8300 3 ай бұрын

Russia has better things to focus on rather than attacking a island called Not-Great-anymore Britain. A peace negotiation between Russia and Ukraine could have been reached long ago had Boris Johnson didn't intervene. Britain should mind its own business.

@OnlineEnglish-wl5rp 3 ай бұрын

Oh sure, it's all due to BoJo that the Ukrainians just had to keep fighting. They really had absolutely no agency of their own Where are you from? Let me guess: India?

@TessTearoe-zp5xv 3 ай бұрын

It’s true, between your haystack PM and the US they spiked the peace deal. Just like the blond haystack,never let facts stand in your way. Alternative facts,lol

@kaleeysmith8801 3 ай бұрын

@@OnlineEnglish-wl5rp cia BOT spotted.

@OnlineEnglish-wl5rp 3 ай бұрын

@@kaleeysmith8801 Ok "Kaleey"

@richardparker1338 3 ай бұрын

The UK still believes in the Empire and obeys the orders from Washington in the futile hope that the US might provide a place "at the table".

@charsobishi 3 ай бұрын

Yet we're giving Ukraine and Israel free weapons. Sunak expects me to fight for him?

@phillynuetron6937 3 ай бұрын

can't make sense of it

@paulbo9033 3 ай бұрын

Exactly. There is always money for other countries and never for us. There is money for Ukraine and Israel but not to provide homes for our vets. We should stop throwing money at Ukraine, they are not our problem.

@Khalkara 3 ай бұрын

@@paulbo9033 Those are not mutually exclusive problems. You can both provide for every single homeless person (not just vets) in the UK while also helping Ukraine. In fact its delusional to think that one is prohibiting the other, since they come out of different allocations of the budget.

@paulbo9033 3 ай бұрын

@@Khalkara you're wrong. They are mutually exclusive because they are emblematic of a political decision making class that prioritises foreign escapades over domestic issues. They are not mutually exclusive only in a world where you have decision makers who are willing/able to do both, but that world simply does not exist. In crude terms and to coin a phrase, what is on offer is: "America First" or "Globalists". There is no third option as you describe. Also emblematic of idiotic policy making that puts Israeli and Ukrainian interests above our own national interests, which is very much mutually exclusive, but that's another conversation...

@Jocular-mt3jb 3 ай бұрын

@@Khalkara Tell that to the marines.

@mikkaras6940 3 ай бұрын

This time the enemy doesn't wear sandals and are not goat herders.

@user-dt2nk3vh8u 3 ай бұрын

Yip..funny that the yanks can beat aliens in just one day but can't beat guys in pyjamas and flip flops in plus years. 😂😂 just watching Hollywood too much.

@hendrickswart4122 3 ай бұрын

Give the US a bit of credit, in the 80s they did won a war against Granada. That was 20 years after they lost a war against Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.

@tonyhindi1741 2 ай бұрын

@@hendrickswart4122US hasn’t won a war since WW2 and it was because of the USSR

@williamrobinson1453 3 ай бұрын

The real problem is the "quality" of the British Establishment.

@teckmenglee8060 3 ай бұрын

Have you seen what these UK politicians do in Parliment? They are nit picking, and trying to win political battles, not thinking and taking concrete actions to better the livelihoods of all Britons.

@jme2310 3 ай бұрын

Then we should stop picking fights we can't win then

@molecatcher3383 3 ай бұрын

UK today is all mouth and no trousers.

@mrennie5158 3 ай бұрын

Exactly

@monaliza3334 3 ай бұрын

@@molecatcher3383When did you win any war's? UK/US just provok it...

@mandyharewood886 3 ай бұрын

@@molecatcher3383Deservedly!

@hsbinapal7216 3 ай бұрын

Russian dud shells, ask the Ukrainians?

@user-qb1ql5cy9b 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha 😂 The Gen Is Loosing

@nichollswilliam5029 3 ай бұрын

a lot of the Nth. Korean ones are.

@davidmathews4524 3 ай бұрын

Why don't you listen He said sum of the shells are Poor quality and not very Reliable you only have to Look at the then Russian Concord a complete failure

@hendrickswart4122 3 ай бұрын

What does a Soviet Concord 50 years ago have to do with artillery? Dunning Kruger at it's high quality.

@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si 2 ай бұрын

The 500 000 dead ones.

@Alex-cw3rz 3 ай бұрын

Austerity has destroyed every single sector of our government

@nemosays6337 3 ай бұрын

All by deliberate design; that's what you get when a bunch of corrupt globalists ruin the world!

@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922 3 ай бұрын

England voted for this so why complain... This is why Scotland needs to be an independent country

@boota1979 3 ай бұрын

@@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922 No one in this country voted for austerity!!!

@Luciry123 3 ай бұрын

@@boota1979 2010 Tory voters did.

@1953mr 3 ай бұрын

It hasn't destroyed the government (We have to wait for a general election to do that).. It's destroyed the fabric of the very country. Rather than make a long list of what isn't working.... One... Name just one sector that is going strong.... Apart from National assets being exported by the rich to the rich which is doing fantastically well....

@kayz3947 3 ай бұрын

Ammunition!! the population is now dependent on food banks and they are worried about ammunitions!!!

@kevinforde2555 3 ай бұрын

Tory’s don’t need food banks, they need poor people in the armed forces to protect their assets.

@Statueshop297 3 ай бұрын

There won’t be food banks if you can’t defend yourself

@kayz3947 3 ай бұрын

@@Statueshop297 And hungry people won't be able to defend thier country

@joek600 3 ай бұрын

@@Statueshop297 ''defend yourself'' from who? Maybe stop going around starting conflicts and you wont need to ''defend yourself''

@b3drasse885 3 ай бұрын

If you don't have enemy within enemy out side can't do you harm

@matthewcook9404 3 ай бұрын

14 years of Conservative government, and 5 Prime Ministers later …….. 😡😡

@johnrussell3961 3 ай бұрын

The Tories love peace dividends. Give them any chance to say we have peace and they take an axe to military spending..

@stevencharnock9271 3 ай бұрын

@TalorcMcAllan We saw Arther Scargill living off the unions money living in the Barbican complex long after the pits shut

@martinforester3471 3 ай бұрын

@@stevencharnock9271I saw Authur Scargill hand victory on a plate to Margaret Thatcher, before the pits closed.

@stevencharnock9271 3 ай бұрын

@TalorcMcAllan 😂 The SNP raises it's corrupt head

@stevencharnock9271 3 ай бұрын

@@martinforester3471 The man was on a power trip.

@ppandvp 3 ай бұрын

Totally facetious comment on the “quality” of the Russian armament. The Russians have shown the ability to outlast the combined arms capacity of the West+ Korea+ Japan in this war. At least have the decency to give credit where it’s due, even to your enemy!

@dominiqfreeman9312 3 ай бұрын

🤣🤣😂! Outlast Trips to Iran and North Korea for military assistance you mean! NATO is still holding back! It's not on full throttle!

@vaska1999 3 ай бұрын

@@dominiqfreeman9312 The facts are not on your side. Russia's using less than 20% of its military resources and single-handedly defeating a proxy force backed by the combined might of a consortium of some 40 countries whose defense ministers meet monthly at Rammstein to plan how to jointly defeat it in Ukraine.

@alexmashkin863 3 ай бұрын

Why? Why somewhere in 19th century you've decided to designate us as your enemies? And why are you going out of your way to make us believe it too? If we actually firmly believe that you're our enemies it will not end well for you, I don't understand what Britain stands to gain being that confrontational

@Quakeboy02 3 ай бұрын

"the West" the whole West? Bud, we have only sent our scrap to this fight so far, and Russia is doing a lousy job trying to keep up with that. If we didn't have a choice between dumb and dumber, along with an imminent election, Russia would have already been kicked out of Ukraine. Eventually such border states as Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland are going to understand that Russia won't stop with Ukraine, and they will take NATO into a war that they can't lose but don't have the courage to wage.

@FJMay-jx6hr 3 ай бұрын

@@dominiqfreeman9312 Full throttle means nuclear.

@benjaminmitchell5345 3 ай бұрын

Britain urgently needs some ACTUAL Diplomats

@salmanrahman1290 3 ай бұрын

Ha, they thought they could use Ukrainian army to defeat Russia…. Dumb and dumber…

@saiyedakhtar3931 3 ай бұрын

And is Russia winning? They've lost half their army on a tiny country while the US didn't even lift a finger. Sounds like a NATO victory to me.

@salmanrahman1290 3 ай бұрын

@@saiyedakhtar3931 they have not lost half of their army! They are now stronger that NATO and their economy is stronger and more independent that before the war. Ukraine is defeated and NATO is in real danger of humiliation!

@saiyedakhtar3931 3 ай бұрын

@salmanrahman1290 🤣🤣🤦‍♂️ you honestly think anyone is going to believe that? We are not fools. Russia is litterly tricking Indians into the army in addition to the criminals in Russianprisons. 🤣🤦‍♂️

@Ivan-fs7go 3 ай бұрын

@@saiyedakhtar3931 Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe. If a miracle doesn’t happen soon this may change forever. Russia operate as war economy atm. They increased the size of their army like 50% and producing more weapons than all NATO countries combined. A little bit more escalation and we will have to fight a country that is ready for war. Are we ready too?

@saiyedakhtar3931 3 ай бұрын

@@Ivan-fs7go NATO has more than enough capacity to take on Russia. An army of conscripts can't face NATO.

@douglasmenzies9313 3 ай бұрын

I seem to remember, that 2 years ago, British Intelligence told us that Russia was running out of missiles and ammunition.This guy is well out of touch about the quality of Russian armaments and munitions. It seems that the destroyed American Abrahams and British Challenger tanks, are proof of that, and are no match for the Russian Lancet drones or New T90M tanks. Just ask the poor Ukrainian servicemen.

@DavidThomas-fb8bq 3 ай бұрын

He lied.

@tristanphillips351 3 ай бұрын

It makes you wonder what else British intelligence lies to us about? Short answer: Iraq's WMD's wasn't an exception - they lie to us all the time - don't take my word for it - do your own research.

@leelagainpaulsingh8835 3 ай бұрын

Very arrogant and not knowledgeable about the superiority of Russian weapons

@Quakeboy02 3 ай бұрын

Another Russian national heard from.

@stuartemmanuel3735 3 ай бұрын

@@Quakeboy02I dare you right now to get off your keyboard and sign up now to join the armed voluntary force, fight and defend Ukraine let's see you do what your fellow former volunteers couldn't do, fight the Russian Army after all aren't they armed with only shovels?

@geoffwyness2645 3 ай бұрын

Britain go to war ? That’s not even funny.

@lily_m3538 3 ай бұрын

Stop all the billions going to Ukraine and start investing in the UK!!

@dannybatterbee2444 3 ай бұрын

We lost in Iraq, lost in Afghanistan. Probably best we don't get involved, purely defence of our mainland.

@Connor787-n7d 3 ай бұрын

Like a home defence force,i agree too,but we would spend more on military too ensure that they can never invade,i suppose home defence would be new and intretresting

@Jocular-mt3jb 3 ай бұрын

You say we lost but the idea was not to win a war but rather enrich the weapons manufactures.

@ricardomarin487 3 ай бұрын

india will get their revenge

@tara1941 3 ай бұрын

And we cant even do that

@mikeb8436 3 ай бұрын

That strategy would guarantee your extinction

@David_Bower 3 ай бұрын

If the country with the worlds sixth largest military spending has an army that's underfunded, and unable to defend itself, than rather than wasting more money that should to be prioritised toward our crumbling services, and infrastructure, it needs to start spending its defence budget more wisely.

@johnrussell3961 3 ай бұрын

Osbourne moved the cost of the nuclear deterrent from the treasury to the defence budget. Then they talk about spending more in defence as it that funded a bigger army,,

@David_Bower 3 ай бұрын

@@johnrussell3961 I'm pretty sure most countries with a nuclear deterrent pay for it out of their defence budget. The UK spends an awful lot on defence, and there are more important things that need more money spending on it, rather than defence.

@johnrussell3961 3 ай бұрын

@@David_Bower We didn’t do it until recently. So the defence budget went up, as if we where spending more . Its was just creative accounting.

@David_Bower 3 ай бұрын

@@johnrussell3961 but even if we subtracted the moneys spent on our nuclear deterrent from the defence budget, then the UK would still have the worlds sixth largest defence spending, and that wouldn't be counting for the fact that other countries also apportion it from their defence budgets.

@zetectic7968 3 ай бұрын

@@David_BowerYou are a fool! A large proportion of the defence budget has gone on 2 aircraft carriers with no planes, that keep breaking down. The army is at its lowest level since the Napoleonic wars. The navy has been hollowed out to provide the crew for the carriers & there are not enough frigates & destroyers to protect more than one at a time

@saskiavonk1805 3 ай бұрын

On what grounds does you guest base his claim of the Russians poor quality shells. The Russian have shown themselves to far better in all aspects politically and military wise in this Special Military Operation.

@molecatcher3383 3 ай бұрын

As Stalin said, "quantity has a quality of it's own"

@jackreacher5667 3 ай бұрын

🤣🤣👍So true.@@molecatcher3383

@thejac0b1te36 3 ай бұрын

Yet, the Soviet Union and Russia, haven't won a war on their own since the 1800s. Utter hilarity.

@peterlangan1181 3 ай бұрын

It’s just jealousy/ envy. The Baldrick plan to destroy Russia failed!

@Bumballah3 3 ай бұрын

@@thejac0b1te36 When was the last time the US won a war on it's own? Instead of dragging over 30 to 40 countries in each of it's conflicts.

@MichaelSmith-ns8ow 3 ай бұрын

Our Government took a big risk with Boris Johnson!

@michaelathanasiou2030 3 ай бұрын

Wait until Starmer governs before you judge--LOL, you haven't got a clue

@GradoRuns 3 ай бұрын

@@michaelathanasiou2030are you that blindsided by loyalty that you can’t see the damage the conservative governments of the last 14 years have caused?

@user-pi1vc6fe7j 3 ай бұрын

Boris WON a landslide victory in 2019! So the public obviously approved

@stanpennycook5414 3 ай бұрын

A pig in a poke

@glen6463 3 ай бұрын

The people did more

@stanpennycook5414 3 ай бұрын

8 billion to Ukraine and no defence against hypersonic missiles, great strategy.

@amunra5330 3 ай бұрын

Well they thought that Russia would have been ‘defeated’ by now. They miscalculated big time

@stevencharnock9271 3 ай бұрын

There is no time to defend against a true hypersonic missile. Those that have been built by Russia are no more hypotonic than a V2 on decent. Look it up

@Joshpox 3 ай бұрын

The reason America and by extension the rest of NATO stopped developing hypersonics was the fact that they discovered they weren't significantly harder to shoot down than other missiles, it was a waste of time and money. Russia thought there was no defence against them, then Ukraine shot them down anyway.

@HAASMINIMILL1 3 ай бұрын

@@Joshpox If they claim they were shot down they need to show proof. There isn’t any. Just saying something isn’t objective truth.

@user-tl2cs6wv8b 3 ай бұрын

@@Joshpox Provide evidence. 'Trust me bro' is not evidence😃 As things stand, hypersonic missiles are unstoppable.

@aon10003 3 ай бұрын

You did everything to get involved in Ukraine and now you come back and say you got to help me.

@soothsayer2406 3 ай бұрын

The report is wrong, The British army would not last 5 hours.

@greaterbayareahero1401 3 ай бұрын

Even 10 days is over exaggerated. No British soldier wants to die for this cause especially for a runny nose kid, Rishi. Sunak should be on the front line, TBH.

@zainzoala1083 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂He speaks about other countries low bad quality, totally avoiding and not mentioning what quality things the UK 🇬🇧 has to offer the world . Maybe the government should focus fixing domestic problems instead of playing global police .

@davidcald5975 3 ай бұрын

❤😂😂

@jeffwhite-ri5th 3 ай бұрын

SEEING BRITAIN ISD AN ISLAMIC BLACK & INDIAN STATE WHY ARE THEY NOT PROTECTING BRITAIN WHY WOULD ANY ENGLISH JOIN UP WHEN YOU HAVE 13,000 EX SERVICEMAN HOMELESS

@OnlineEnglish-wl5rp 3 ай бұрын

Where are you from little fella? China?

@stephaneislistening6103 3 ай бұрын

The high quality of English car engineering is his metric 🙂

@OnlineEnglish-wl5rp 3 ай бұрын

@@stephaneislistening6103 Like Land Rover and Aston Marten?

@reemul2001 3 ай бұрын

Another wonderful legacy from thr Tories. But hey, at least all their buddies are SUPER rich now.

@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922 3 ай бұрын

What is red Tory authoritarian starmer going to do?

@stevencharnock9271 3 ай бұрын

Get a job and stop freeloading off the state

@reemul2001 3 ай бұрын

@@stevencharnock9271 who are you talking to?

@Jocular-mt3jb 3 ай бұрын

When a country boats how many billionaires have been 'made' during this or that period we should understand which way it is going and who the crooks are running us into the ground.

@allansmith3837 3 ай бұрын

Not just the Tories all off them. You'll never see a poor MP they don't exist 😂

@MrGranfield 3 ай бұрын

Am I the only one who thinks Russia has no intention of invading Britain, unless Britain provokes Russia?

@derekwhite2929 3 ай бұрын

How about trying to develop a more cooperative and less adversarial attitude towards others?

@YA-hm5zy 3 ай бұрын

Because we want it all.

@4411825 3 ай бұрын

We are talking about Anglo Saxon Zionist so keep dreaming 😴

@amunra5330 3 ай бұрын

Its in the imperialist blood of British people to think they run the world. I dont think they realize its 2024 and not 1824z

@qtza7837 3 ай бұрын

Why would the UK adopt such a level headed position? 🥹

@tadhgcronin175 3 ай бұрын

What a strange and novel idea. Might it work?

@joprocter4573 3 ай бұрын

We shouldnt have gone into ukraine at any time

@imtiazakand3174 3 ай бұрын

Britain has no threat from russia.

@BobBuilder-mq9wr 3 ай бұрын

That's not the narrative though for there war machine!! Like covid it's fear fear fear , print more ££££ to put in there own pockets. Sod inflation they say we get pay rises regardless

@robbiekop7 3 ай бұрын

100%

@rasthurlo6812 3 ай бұрын

All of Europe is threatened by an expansionist Russia attempting to recreate its former Empire, you do not need to be directly attacked to be affected

@alienbotfarm187 3 ай бұрын

Lol no one does!! Putin said this repeatedly. You need to listen!! He wants peace and business to flow, who doesn't??

@IliyaOsnovikov 3 ай бұрын

Now she does.

@stevenpreston5619 3 ай бұрын

This guy is funny, Russian weapons quality is poor? Yet the Russians managed to destroyed all western so-called super weapons😂😂

@vinycrimbo8692 3 ай бұрын

Russia have had some problems with shovels on the front line, but that has been rectified.

@silver7719 3 ай бұрын

Russia will self destroy, this country is getting older, the trend is that by 2100 it will have only 70 mln population, with sanctions and this war it will.happen faster, it wont be able to self defend and mantain

@Quakeboy02 3 ай бұрын

So, which section of Russia do you actually post from, Ivan?

@b3drasse885 3 ай бұрын

Reality is bitter

@JayJay-xy5ch 3 ай бұрын

@@Quakeboy02lol, beat Russia first before talking big

@georgek3398 3 ай бұрын

Uk can’t stop sewage pumped everywhere and this guy is talking about money for missiles

@ltsjustchris 3 ай бұрын

They’ve siphoned off all the money from the people, now expect us to give our lives, its hilarious 🤣

@stayhungry1503 3 ай бұрын

uk has third world diseases returning, like rickets. stuff that thought to have been eradicated in the 19th century. but noone can any longer afford to go to the doctor.

@Alex-cw3rz 3 ай бұрын

The major issue we have is so much wasted on privatisation of things that can be done in house, such as recruitment, we pay 100 of millions to companies that have never met recruitment targets, something when the armed forces did it, never had that much trouble hitting targets. Let alone the cost of basic things have a few thousand percent profit on them because they know they can get away with it, such as with food, toilet roll and other basics.

@chrisspencer6502 3 ай бұрын

Yes but they make 100m in profits to for share holders

@peterwait641 3 ай бұрын

@@chrisspencer6502 This money does not circulate the economy so is not taxed .

@TimVoktwo 3 ай бұрын

General, the Ukrainians are firing about 5,000 shells a day, and the Russians are firing 20,000 shells a day. If 50% for example, are dud for the sake of argument, there are still 10,000 shells exploding on top of the Ukrainians. In addition the Ukrainians are also confronted with bombs, rockets, ATGM, grenades, millions of bullets, thousands of drones, missiles and mines. If you can visualize that, you can appreciate General Shoigu reporting that Ukraine lost 80,000 dead soldiers on their last 3 months of offensive. They are short of people at the front line. And no freaking Ukrainians want to be in the front line on their latest survey. Maj. Scott Ritter recently reported that Zelensky was moved out of Kiev by his handlers. And the UK would like to fight the Russians? Just saying.

@incongruous-drandyyates 3 ай бұрын

Defence against what? If we put some distance between UK and US we would not have any enemies.

@franzmenzies5268 3 ай бұрын

Very well said. The era of GB as deputy global cop is over.

@user-rr1zt5go4q 3 ай бұрын

An England without enemies would become a great nation once again ! All the best !

@user-sr6ci5xu9y 3 ай бұрын

Bingo!

@danielbailey5849 2 ай бұрын

You got be joke right

@bikerd12 3 ай бұрын

The puzzling thing about rishi, macron, etc. is they say Russia is out to get us, but they make no effort to rearm their militaries. If the threat was real in th their minds, wouldn’t they be increasing defense spending?

@mak5963 3 ай бұрын

Don't poke the bear, and then cry. Strating a war is easier for them than making peace. It wasn't difficult for Trump to make peace with russia and North korea.

@franzmenzies5268 3 ай бұрын

Threat is made up, thats why no real increase in defence spending. British people will not stand for anything called conscription either, since these are wars of choice, nothing to do with defence.

@RobertJones-ku4fg 3 ай бұрын

Its crazy that we have no money to fix any domestic problem, but plenty when it comes to sending weapons elsewhere

@The_Serb 3 ай бұрын

Was this the comedy special? The UK can’t even send out its 2 aircraft carriers at the same time. Add to that they only have 35 fighter jets in total, fighting strength of army could not fill Wimble stadium. Please stop pretending to be a super power, your done.

@PreetSingh-dj4un 3 ай бұрын

Britain has gone crazy in a war between Ukraine & Russia.

@DD-qh6ze 3 ай бұрын

Ridiculous explanations about the low and high quality of shells😂 These people are hopeless if they themselves believe to what they say😡

@paulthomas-hh2kv 3 ай бұрын

Rule 1 page 1 In the book of war. Do not march on Moscow Bernard Montgomery House of Lords speach 30th May 1962

@RunPJs 3 ай бұрын

The tories have made themselves and their mates rich. Objectives met! F everybody else

@johnoconnell270 3 ай бұрын

It's about time those who want to serve in parliament need to have a minimum of 2 years military service

@user-rr1zt5go4q 3 ай бұрын

Great idea ! And it can't be in the reserves. All the best !

@felawes 3 ай бұрын

Hard to think of two more out of touch people to discuss Russia.

@Myithea 3 ай бұрын

Seems it’s an interview requirement, that all these ‘experts’ always have to point out how everything Russian is inferior & all while getting their backsides handed to them.

@bpfromowc 3 ай бұрын

We couldn’t fight our way out of a wet paper bag, yet we are poking a bear with a sharp stick. This country is on it’s knees (while trying to keep up appearances). This war was a pig in a poke (from day one).

@PrivateSi 3 ай бұрын

The calm, rational, utterly deluded, half-witted insanity is the worst form of insanity because it appears sane at first glance.

@lukilladog 3 ай бұрын

No one should get into anothers wars because of pure greed.

@zetectic7968 3 ай бұрын

troll

@lukilladog 3 ай бұрын

@@zetectic7968 Go clean the boots of Brussels, New York, and London financial elites who will send you to the meatgrinder in a heartbeat to keep their stocks high.

@keithingram4348 3 ай бұрын

I remember the Iraq and Afghan campaigns- in Afghanistan we lost about 450 soldiers over 10 years and those were considered to be relatively heavy casualties - if we are going to fight the Russians on the ground we better be prepared to lose that amount every day (and as an army and a nation we are not)

@garyg736 3 ай бұрын

Don’t you mean the threats we create by our policies

@jdawa6569 3 ай бұрын

Hahahahaha. No British person should fight for these greedy politicians. Useless individuals.

@TJ-Judge 3 ай бұрын

We have no business fighting Russia. Their dispute with their neighbour is not our bussiness.

@christopherhughes9984 3 ай бұрын

Funny the shells seem very effective against UK challengers, German leopards & US Abrams.

@blaircalvin5025 3 ай бұрын

Da Ivan.

@JayJay-xy5ch 3 ай бұрын

@@blaircalvin5025I know it hurts you. Crying ???

@ericwambua7210 3 ай бұрын

This guys still think British is the empire it was or they can go around the world stealing minerals and selling slaves. A declining economy fantasizing about having war capabilities while countries they colonized like India have overtaken tyem in all aspects😂😂

@operator9858 3 ай бұрын

Russia did not retool their industries. They had surge capacity.

@Dragonsitter 3 ай бұрын

Johnson poo pooed tanks etc and look now! Was brought up sharp in committee ! TORIES HAVE SO MUCH TO ANSWER FOR!

@Gunit-007 3 ай бұрын

The UK public doesn’t want to be involved in Ukraine, so stop spending money where it’s not needed.

@daraghokane4236 3 ай бұрын

American can fund all these wars there the richest country in the world.

@whovotedforthat 3 ай бұрын

Well said not r bussiness

@slightlyconfused876 3 ай бұрын

Like you I have not done any research on this topic but I think you are talking complete hairy round ones. Ever read anything about appeasement in the 1930s?

@user-pi1vc6fe7j 3 ай бұрын

Yes we do!!! We cannot let Putin win. Or he'll be emboldened to invade NATOs Eastern states. Then its WW3

@themightytitan4157 3 ай бұрын

@@slightlyconfused876Very different, a delve into history- Germany going into Poland, the reasons etc show this. Russia has a huge land mass and huge resources of energy and metals, it also does not have the military to invade Polans, the UK etc without resorting to nuclear weapons...to which their current doctrine does not allow first strike (unlike the US). Ukraine is a very different situation to Germany going into Poland. Funding Ukraine is burning money, extending the conflict and destabilising relations whilst reducing our resources. Unfortunately, the powers that be are well aware of this and continue on in the hope of destabilising Russia...it won't happen.

@rothwellaudio 3 ай бұрын

When was the last time you heard a military man say "no thanks, we've got plenty already"? They always want more.

@cemyurdakul1128 3 ай бұрын

UK has a boutique army desingned for special operations… I am not sure they are ready for a attrition war with Russia…

@neilbarlow-if7nx 3 ай бұрын

Do we make own shells… we used too🤣🤣

@danielbailey5849 2 ай бұрын

Still do but is low

@user-tx1rr3rb1q 3 ай бұрын

As one says in war every second wasted is lives not saved

@johnrussell3961 3 ай бұрын

The US view in WW2 was the way to reduce the deaths was to get the war over quickly. Even if that meant sending thousands on suicide bombing raids over Germany.. It was a strategy forgotten by the time of Vietnam..

@normanstratford9329 3 ай бұрын

Ukraine is a lost project, but England needs a defence . The Russians are proving that the infrastructure is important, however the electric situation in GB is lacking due to Wind and solar. Cars will not run without electric. The UK is very fragile at the moment. NATO should go back to the idea of defending countries instead of being on the offensive position, if England wants to remain with NATO. The defence of the sea is also lacking.

@dimitriskouris7949 3 ай бұрын

Low quality? 😅

@felawes 3 ай бұрын

So we have high quality shells ... err that don't exist.

@user-tt5tq9jx6c 3 ай бұрын

You are incapaple of war but you do not want peace either. Your country is an island that can be wiped out of the map in a war (probably there will be no time to use an army even if you get one) , but you still want war . You don;t need an army ,you need phyciatric help. Sorry , Greece canot provide it

@jackcat3745 3 ай бұрын

In the battle of Hong Kong, Japan lost 700 soldiers and took 10,000 POWs.

@eastern2western 3 ай бұрын

Shells are just a lump of metal, but does uk have access to unlimited iron mines?

@Dan.50 3 ай бұрын

UK needs to stop picking fights before it's too late.

@jerry36852 3 ай бұрын

That didn’t surprise me at all, the problem was that all governments from the 70s cut the budget to the forces. I was in Germany and had garrisons being closed.and now the government is deeply in a crisis.

@Kitiwake 3 ай бұрын

And take Andrew Marr with them.

@GabrielMotlhabane-og5by 3 ай бұрын

Ha ha,he says russian weapons aint quality but why are western weapons failing there.this bloke 😂😂😂😂😂

@Scav271 3 ай бұрын

Uh shocker mate but they are working ever wonder why the "three day special military operation" has lasted 2 years?

@GabrielMotlhabane-og5by 3 ай бұрын

@@Scav271 Russia is fighting all Europe on its own.britain would not last a minute against an onslaught like this.cowards ganging against one 😂😂😂😂😂👉😂😂😂😂

@joek600 3 ай бұрын

@@Scav271 no Russian official ever claimed that and thats a fact

@Scav271 3 ай бұрын

@@joek600 Putin literally said itself

@joek600 3 ай бұрын

@@Scav271 he said it before dying 2 times or after he run out of missiles?

@kylegill4932 3 ай бұрын

When our navy has been defeated by a country with no navy that’s when we will worry 😅

@user-tl2cs6wv8b 3 ай бұрын

The Houthis just sank a british ship in the Red Sea. A failed state in Yemen is humiliating your country😂😂 Russia's military industrial complex is so big and vast that it can afford to replace any losses. Even the French who are famous for surrendering throughout their history have a bigger and better military than the tiny island of Britain😃 Turkey definitely has a bigger and more capable military than Britain and France. Britain hides behind its daddy uncle sam. On its own it's a weak and isolated. No more stealing other people's resources eh? 😃

@markkierznowski6121 3 ай бұрын

Britain navy cannot launch a missile properly. Can't even steer out of the path of oncoming vessels.

@kylegill4932 3 ай бұрын

@@markkierznowski6121 oh I’m pretty sure they can mate. It’s not the first time we’ve had a practice launch lol.

@TudorMiron 3 ай бұрын

Yemen doesn't have navy. Guess what.😅

@kylegill4932 3 ай бұрын

@@TudorMiron attacking civilian ships isn’t the British navy is it son. Russia recently lost a sub and all of the people onboard 😞. Seems like their subs are as bad as their air defence.

@keithdixon3896 3 ай бұрын

In a nutshell...please give us the man on the streets tax money...cut their services to fund it...oh and cut the rich people taxes as they need the money for their private medical insurance

@finishingsolutions2851 3 ай бұрын

They pick a fight they cant win and then turn to the downtrodden masses looking for support. the brass neck of them.

@davidlloyd2583 3 ай бұрын

8 million for hotels? 19 billion to Ukraine. 3-6000 euros per shell. Russia £70 per shell?

@namelesswarrior4760 3 ай бұрын

If Russian ammo are such low quality, then why is the Northern Atlantic Terror Organisation and Uskraine getting their backsides kicked by Russia? What does that say about your quality standards?

@malcolmdavid722 3 ай бұрын

Stop making enemies and put citizens first

@richardtodd6559 3 ай бұрын

Britain is not in control of our foreign policy…we are told what to do and when to do it by USA…Ukraine like Syria should have been voted on by public…& like Syria we would have said no to more American wars

@ItsukaShimotsuki 3 ай бұрын

Sir Humphrey: Bernard, what is the purpose of our defence policy? Bernard Woolley: To defend Britain. Sir Humphrey: No, Bernard. It is to make people *believe* Britain is defended. Bernard Woolley: The Russians? Sir Humphrey: Not the Russians, the British! The Russians know it's not - Yes, Prime Minister

@markkierznowski6121 3 ай бұрын

That was one of the best ever British TV comedies.

@LynRegan 3 ай бұрын

IF you could make shells but you cant.

@MkBl-ll5zp 3 ай бұрын

Was not a risk…it was WELL PLANNED

@enawilson3210 3 ай бұрын

Cameron and Osborne are to blame

@johnrussell3961 3 ай бұрын

Dint you mean the voters who put them in power?

@kengsenchong4010 3 ай бұрын

RUAF urgent "shovels" message for Lieutenant General Sir Simon Mayall: “Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

@harrygreb75 3 ай бұрын

How do you know the Russians are producing duds? We just can't admit when we're beat...

@mre7550 3 ай бұрын

The PC diversity drive didnt inspire many to remain in the army. Cant we beat the enemy with rainbow flags

@MrManny075 3 ай бұрын

How do you defend against Satan 2 or a nuclear torpedo?

@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si 2 ай бұрын

Yes friend! 27 000 km / hour, accuracy rate circle of 10 meter radius 👍👍👍🍻🍻🍻

@djordjelezajic8435 3 ай бұрын

The Russians always fight aggressive wars on their borders ( Afghanistan , Ukraine, Chechnya), and the Brits always fight defensive wars thousands of miles away ( Afghanistan, Iraq, Falklands)...

@aar0n709 3 ай бұрын

Chechnya is apart of Russia

@user-km6fs3tz2p 3 ай бұрын

Is anyone surprised by this?....

@fakename45 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like they want more of my money. How about we just negotiate peace instead?

@albertkesson-rhule145 3 ай бұрын

What happened to the challenger tanks UK gave to Ukraine?

@TudorMiron 3 ай бұрын

Two that were sent into the battle gone up in smoke in no time.

@danielbailey5849 2 ай бұрын

Waste time send them

@awen777 3 ай бұрын

The UK spent close to $70 Billion last year. Russia spent $100 Billion. How much UK defense spending goes into the pockets of the MIC at highly inflated cost?!

@nats50 3 ай бұрын

Look what UK produced -- Blair, Cameron, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Wallace, Radikin, BBC, Telegraph and so many others -- genuine, bona-fide MFers!

@dangerman01582 3 ай бұрын

If you're a British soldier find a way of getting out of the army fast because this is an old fashioned war which you're not trained for

@RealOGfikey 3 ай бұрын

We seriously need to do something about the rich people in this country. And that something needs to be permanent...

@agabrielian 3 ай бұрын

Little Britain should just shut up and try to get along with others. It has created enough mischief already. Most of the problems in the world are due to past misdeeds by Little Britain.

@thefifthdon1 3 ай бұрын

The Houthi a firing £1000 drones which are being intercepted by missile worth £millions and this guy is boosting about having a higher quality control in manufacturing artillery shells 😮.

@jackcat3745 3 ай бұрын

In the battle of Singapore, Japan lost 1000 soldiers and took 100,000 POWs.

@roger55es 3 ай бұрын

Considering that nato along with Ukraine have lost 100s of 1000 soldiers The UK wouldent last a couple of weeks Whats the madness of the UK leadership thinking about