David, I served Her Majesty for Several years in the Colonial Police

Comment on BNP Policies : BNP Defence Policy by K williams.

David, I served Her Majesty for Several years in the Colonial Police and later in the Territorial Army in the UK, so you might say I know a little of what I speak.
The USA only joined the war when forced to by Japan attacking Pearl Harbour, before that there was quite a strong anti war lobby in the USA! Yes the war materials that were initially supplied on “Lease Lend” and eventually the manpower that came were essential but at an enormous cost both financially & politically. By 1943, the year American troops were actually used in N.Africa & Europe, the tide had turned against the Nazi’s, El Alamein in N. Africa & Stalingrad in Russia. In fact if you look at the enormous numbers of Nazi troops tied up on the Russian front, that was the biggest reason for the Nazi defeat! True without American help the Italian & French landings would probably not have happened!
The cost to Britain was financial stagnation for almost 20 years and the loss of our Empire, as part of the original “lease lend” deal, Churchill had to agree to give independence to its colonies post war. The Americans were adamant on that as they were rabidly against our Imperialism.
As for today, Brown is already talking of bringing our troops back from Germany to send them to Afghanistan.
My son, now fortuneately out of the forces, served in Kosovo & Iraq. Whilst in Kuwait awating the order to invade Iraq, his unit were not allowed to dig slit trenches as protection against potential air attack for “health & safety” reasons ( someone might fall in them), their base did eventually come under “Scud” attack without casualties thank god! During the build up there was not sufficient ammunition for their weapons, so he was delighted to be told to help bring in some fresh ammunition from the docks only to discover it was all BLANK rounds! on the 2nd day day of the invasion he was detailed to take charge of the escort of a supply convoy going up to an airfield that had just been liberated. Standing orders were that every rifleman had to have 6 full magazines & 200 spare rounds, my sons unit were only issued with 4 magazines, no additional rounds, rather than refuse he took his unit to an American Marine Base just down the road , where he had made some friends & scrounged sufficient ammo to carry out the mission safely! He told me that the Americans nickname for the British troops was “The Borrowers” for this very reason. Oh & they had to buy their own desert proof boots & several other bits of kit as well.
The closure of virtually all Military medical facilities here is a digrace leading to our wounded troops being placed in civvy hospitals where they have been abused and attacked by some Asians. Lack of proper equipment in Afghanistan is costing lives, My son has lost several of his former colleagues in Iraq & Afghanistan & Many of those remaining are v. unhappy at the state of affairs with our forces. All down to this useless govt who spend more on pay for a traffic warden than they do for a lad who risks his life day in day out for our country! Vote BNP to try & put this right, get our troops home, police our own borders & keep out the illegals that are flooding in!