via the Scotsman.com
Amazing.THE government yesterday admitted that it had considered bringing back one of its aircraft carriers and the Harrier jump jets for the Libya operations.In a response to the defence select committee’s report on the Libya conflict, the government suggested it thought about reversing its decision to mothball the carriers and Harriers in the strategic defence and spending review (SDSR). The reponse also said that the National Transitional Council, which led the anti-Gaddafi forces, could be subject to war crimes prosecutions if evidence emerged. The report said the conflict is expected to have cost £199 million, just £1m under the promised maximum total.
Labour defence committee member Thomas Docherty said: “This admission on the carrier is yet another example of the SDSR unravelling.”
Simply amazing.
I don't know whats more stunning. The decision to sell the Harriers...The admission that they were going to put the Harriers back in operation...The switch to the F-35C or the possibility of switching back to the F-35B.
This whole thing smacks of politics of the worse sort.
Has anyone noticed that not one of the British Army's programs are caught up in the mess that is the furball between the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force?
I wonder why that is? Are they just too big to be fucked with? Or are they considered not to be players in this grudge match?
One thing is certain. THIS LOOKS BAD. REAL BAD.
