tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post111152049245917749..comments2023-12-02T00:59:10.380+01:00Comments on England Expects: Modern military mathematicsGawain Towlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-1112256988962763052005-03-31T10:16:00.000+02:002005-03-31T10:16:00.000+02:00Alright, 'twas merely a humerous aside. Nothing of...Alright, 'twas merely a humerous aside. Nothing of great import. <BR/>The reasons for 4000 being replaced by 850 are numerous, including a downgrading of the threat level as the Americans went in to kick ass in Falujah itself.<BR/>Having been commissioned into a Jock unit myself I know very well the high regard in which US soldiers are held. I also know that any opportunity to poke fun at them must not be missed.Gawain Towlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-1112208967269513742005-03-30T20:56:00.000+02:002005-03-30T20:56:00.000+02:00Of cours it can't be anything to do with a penny-p...Of cours it can't be anything to do with a penny-pinching Treasury who expect 850 to do the work of 4000 or the fact that the modern British army is outnumbered by (usually better equipped) re-enactment societies on a good weekend.......<BR/>BTW I have met many Korean war Black Watch veterans, none of whom would hear a bad word spoken aginst the "Yanks" they fought alongsideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com