British Army Chief Is Forced To Borrow A U.S. Helicopter During Afghanistan Visit

Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Richard Dannatt (centre), saluting as the coffins of soldiers are driven through Wooton Bassett last week

From The Daily Mail:

Hostilities deepened between the Army and the Government yesterday as General Sir Richard Dannatt demanded more troops and helicopters for Afghanistan.

The Chief of the General Staff revealed he has been forced to travel around the war zone in a U.S. Black Hawk helicopter because of the lack of British aircraft.

Labour responded by dismissing Britain's top soldier with a four letter insult and accusing him of harbouring ambitions for a Tory peerage and a ministerial post in a Conservative government.

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My Comment: I guess that it is only a matter of time before the Brits ask the Americans if they can spare a dime.

But what is deplorable is for some Labor MPs to insult the Army Chief with four letter insults when he made his request for more troops and equipment. The fact that they have not been reprimanded by the Prime Minister tells me that the PM has either lost control of his caucus, or he is in agreement with them.

Either way .... I feel sorry for the British commanders in the field .... they have been abandoned by their government.