Comment "if you ask me..."

THERE HAS been a lot of sadness surrounding the retirement of the Harrier jets and the aircraft carrier, Ark Royal following the government??s defence review. But there is another way to look at this. Since the end of the Cold War, Britain has been safer from conventional military attack than at virtually any other time in its history. So much so that now even a Conservative-led government ?? which has said it is committed to maintaining Britain as a global military power ?? feels it is able to cut major weapons systems without compromising security. This represents a significant shift in Britain??s military status and should be welcomed.