Military spending
Toujours-Rouge
28-01-2005, 19:50
What would happen if Britian stopped spending any money on the military? (and perhaps increasing spending on the police force *slightly* to cover domestic issues which currently require the military)
Just an idea that came into my head, wondered what people thought might happen.
Whispering Legs
28-01-2005, 19:55
Well, the Royal Navy would cease to exist.
No more nuclear missile subs, either. Oh well, probably just a status symbol.
No air force. Well, no shooting down the potential hijacked airliner.
No army. No troops for Iraq.
The defense industry in Britain might be able to survive if they do more business like the French and sell their best stuff to Arabs.
Argentina could then sail a small tugboat over to the Falklands and take them back.
Spain gets Gibraltar anyway, don't they?
Oh, and France might get to "win" a war for a change, by sending a few dozen troops over on the Chunnel and marching down to Parliament.
Probably the best reason for retaining the British armed forces that.
Greedy Pig
28-01-2005, 20:13
Angry Scots and Welsh would sail their boats across the ocean and take over England!
Whispering Legs
28-01-2005, 20:32
It could be worse. If you were captured by Americans, they would tie you to a chair, and a heavy breasted good looking young woman in a thong would do a lap dance on you.
the IRA would bomb NI into oblivion
im guessing these are cuts to the point where we have virtually no military?
Haken Rider
28-01-2005, 20:37
It could be worse. If you were captured by Americans, they would tie you to a chair, and a heavy breasted good looking young woman in a thong would do a lap dance on you.
the horror! the horror! :eek:
Gernistan
28-01-2005, 20:38
What would happen if Britian stopped spending any money on the military?
Um...you'd be...Canada?
ProMonkians
28-01-2005, 20:38
The Cub Scout organisation would make a break for power and soon we'd all be forced to sing camp songs.
Malkalel
28-01-2005, 20:40
It could be worse. If you were captured by Americans, they would tie you to a chair, and a heavy breasted good looking young woman in a thong would do a lap dance on you.
Or Worst... you could be hooded and not know who is giving you a lap dance. :cool:
Drunk commies
28-01-2005, 20:47
It could be worse. If you were captured by Americans, they would tie you to a chair, and a heavy breasted good looking young woman in a thong would do a lap dance on you.
Now there's a terrorist recruiting tool.
Jayastan
28-01-2005, 20:54
Um...you'd be...Canada?
whoa settle down hippie, give us some time to boot out the liberals...
In the event of invasion, Iceland's sole defense is the police, the Coast Guard, and some F-15s at a base near Keflavik.
The U.S. is considering pulling out the F-15s.
Kastoria
28-01-2005, 23:20
CUT MILITARY SPENDING?!
HOW IS SUCH A THING CONCEIVABLE?!
Lol, sorry about that, if it was any country, i wouldn't give a damn. But your the English. With the absolute coolest army ever. Hundreds of years of amazing military history, full of last stands, victories against heavy odds, adn the character Richard Sharpe. Thin Red Line at Balaclava? English (Well, technically Highlanders, but fighting for the King). The archers at Crecy and Agincourt? English. The giant red squares at Waterloo? English. The list goes on and on...
To cut spending would be disgracing all those who came before, and would reduce the chance today's generation of cool Brit soldiers could do something even more amazing. In other words, cut spending = not a good idea.
For King and Country!
Angry Scots and Welsh would sail their boats across the ocean and take over England!
what ocean is this?
didnt you know? the EU decided that Wales isnt attached to England anymore, so i guess theres an ocean involved somewhere.
(actually that reminds me of then i was younger, i thought the partition of Ireland meant that the North actually broke away and created a sea between the Republic and us...haha)
not sure about Scotland