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US general warns British Army is no longer regarded as a top-level fighting force, sources say
Added 01-30-23 08:36:02am EST - “Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has reportedly been told by a senior US general that the British army is no longer considered a top-level fighting force.” - Dailymail.co.uk
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Posted By TheNewsCommenter: From Dailymail.co.uk: “US general warns British Army is no longer 'top-level fighting force'”. Below is an excerpt from the article.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has reportedly been told by a senior US general that the British army is no longer considered a top-level fighting force.
Decades of cuts are said to have led to a decline in war-fighting capability, which needs to be reversed faster than planned in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
'Bottom line... it's an entire service unable to protect the UK and our allies for a decade,' one defence source said, Sky News reports.
Rishi Sunak is also running the risk of failing in his role as 'wartime Prime Minister' unless the situation is radically improved, the source said.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has been reportedly told by a US general that the UK's Army is no longer regarded as a 'top-level fighting force'
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