Britain, Not a Lion, but a Paper Tiger By Richard Miller (London)
The UK Commons Defence Committee has told parliament that the army would be exhausted in its war capabilities against Russia in a mere two months of fighting, due to the rundown of the armed forces. The chair of the Committee said: "While able to deploy at short notice and to fulfil commitments, our inquiry found that readiness for all-out, prolonged war has received insufficient attention and needs intense ongoing focus." "The high tempo of operations and unrelenting pressure on our services has led to a drop-in retention, compounded by a period of low recruitment and difficulties introducing and maintaining capabilities, thereby creating a vicious cycle."
The main issue is more people leaving the armed forces than joining, something which is also seen in the US and Australia. That is why conscription is now being pushed. And, it is no longer keeping the cannon fodder to the young, as proposals have been to follow the Ukraine and conscript hundreds of thousands of Britons up to 60 years of age! That will mean family men, and women will be caught in the dragnet. Expect the greatest backlash of all time against this. With Covid, the elites could lie about the threat, but this one involves straight out facing bullets.
"Britain's lack of readiness in a world that is gearing up for World War III is disquieting.
The world has witnessed Ukraine in a dragged-out war with Russia and Israel in a four-month war against Hamas and its proxies. Both Ukraine and Israel have faced questions about their ability to continue. But what about the readiness of Western countries as the world teeters on the brink of World War III? Western countries have been viewed as defenders of free societies, but can they continue to act in such a capacity? Already, half of Britain's citizens believe that World War III will begin in five to ten years, according to a YouGov poll. Yet the once powerful British army "would exhaust capabilities after two months of war."
Consider Iran, China, and Russia. How might the UK fare in a war with any of these three countries? Meanwhile, one possible reason for the decline of the once-great US army is that it has been focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, rather on a real strategy to protect its citizens in the event of war.
Britain has been floating the idea of "conscripting hundreds of thousands of Brits to fight Russia" — including Britons up to 60 years of age — using a "Ukraine training plan." The UK army is now reportedly nearly defunct, but yet it has been discussing a possible European land war against Russia.
"British army would exhaust capabilities after two months of war, MPs told," by Jessica Murray, Guardian, February 4, 2024:
The UK's ability to fight an all-out war would be marred by the armed forces' capability, stockpile shortages and a recruitment crisis, MPs have been told.
The Commons defence committee heard that the "hollowing out" of the armed forces since 2010 had undermined the UK's war fighting resilience, and the army would exhaust its capabilities "after the first couple of months" in a peer-on-peer war.
Jeremy Quin, the chair of the committee, said operations and continuing commitments meant the military was "unable to devote sufficient training and resources to high-intensity war fighting".
"While able to deploy at short notice and to fulfil commitments, our inquiry found that readiness for all-out, prolonged war has received insufficient attention and needs intense ongoing focus," he said.
"The high tempo of operations and unrelenting pressure on our services has led to a drop in retention, compounded by a period of low recruitment and difficulties introducing and maintaining capabilities, thereby creating a vicious cycle."
The panel suggested the "unrelenting pressure" on personnel had exacerbated the crisis in recruitment, with more people leaving the armed forces than joining…."
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