Political Props?

Former Prime Minister John Major has accused Gordon Brown of using the army as political props, after the Prime Minister suddenly flew to Afghanistan, a day after speaking to the Iraq Inquiry. Mr Brown's Afghan visit, came at a time when he was under fire from senior Army personnel. A number of senior members of our armed forces have complained that the Government did not equip our troops properly, when sending them to war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In 2007, in the run-up to the election that never was, Gordon Brown suddenly visited British Troops in Iraq - during the week of the Conservative Party Conference. This effort was seen by many as a party political stunt and roundly condemned at the time. They say that history never repeats itself, yet Mr Brown again, seems determined to exploit our armed forces for party political advantage.

P.S. As I write this, military top brass have made their feelings clear about Mr Brown's failure to equip our troops. You can read about it HERE.

by Robert Halfon - www.roberthalfon.blogspot.com