Comments on: Former Lieutenant General in the army thinks Dannatt should not have allied himself so closely with one party. http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/former-lieutenant-general-in-the-army-thinks-dannatt-should-not-have-allied-himself-so-closely-with-one-party/ The inside track since 2003 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Colin Kerr http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/former-lieutenant-general-in-the-army-thinks-dannatt-should-not-have-allied-himself-so-closely-with-one-party/comment-page-1/#comment-90107 Colin Kerr Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:59:47 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=4004#comment-90107 Go the whole hog Sir Richard. How about a tank on Downing Street? That's what happens when military men think they know better than government. I am amazed at the generally relaxed reaction in many places. The only people who have indicated their horror are military top brass. Dannatt has lost whatever authority he had and I cannot see what Cameron will really get out of this. But the military need to put their house in order so that someone else does not behave like this. Go the whole hog Sir Richard. How about a tank on Downing Street?
That’s what happens when military men think they know better than government.

I am amazed at the generally relaxed reaction in many places. The only people who have indicated their horror are military top brass.

Dannatt has lost whatever authority he had and I cannot see what Cameron will really get out of this. But the military need to put their house in order so that someone else does not behave like this.

]]> By: caroline collett http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/former-lieutenant-general-in-the-army-thinks-dannatt-should-not-have-allied-himself-so-closely-with-one-party/comment-page-1/#comment-90083 caroline collett Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:03:40 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=4004#comment-90083 If this country were to stop warring we would be able to afford absolutely everything. It is one thing to protect the United Kingdom but looking back into history and til to date, we are always poking our noses into affairs that is not our business. More than the half the country did not even realise we are at war with Afganistan. No wonder the muslims hate us! So much back stabbing going on in this world, is the honor of a mans word no longer his bond? If this country were to stop warring we would be able to afford absolutely everything. It is one thing to protect the United Kingdom but looking back into history and til to date, we are always poking our noses into affairs that is not our business. More than the half the country did not even realise we are at war with Afganistan. No wonder the muslims hate us! So much back stabbing going on in this world, is the honor of a mans word no longer his bond?

]]> By: Rachel http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/former-lieutenant-general-in-the-army-thinks-dannatt-should-not-have-allied-himself-so-closely-with-one-party/comment-page-1/#comment-89969 Rachel Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:05:34 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=4004#comment-89969 "one Thursday I woke up in the morning with a Secretary of State from the Labour Party and that evening we had a Conservative one." I know Army people can be a little strange at times, but surely this behaviour is just a little too promiscuous ;-) “one Thursday I woke up in the morning with a Secretary of State from the Labour Party and that evening we had a Conservative one.”

I know Army people can be a little strange at times, but surely this behaviour is just a little too promiscuous ;-)

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