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I’m an ex Army man – so I’m probably a bit biased, but the message from the First Sea Lord this week about our future defence cannot go without comment.
And the comment is simple: where the bloody hell is the Royal Navy in support of the disaster in Haiti?
If we’ve a need to project power globally, and all our current fighting in Afghanistan is about as far as you can get from water, why isn’t the Royal Navy doing something to support the efforts in Haiti?
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I`ve posted a new blog about: Where’s the Navy when you need it? http://bit.ly/7bCWD7
The Royal Navy normally has a ship on permanent patrol in the Caribbean but due to the penny-pinching and utter disregard or understanding of naval operations, this government withdrew the ships earlier this year. DONT BLAME THE ROYAL NAVY – blame the halfwits who run the government!
http://www.savetheroyalnavy.org
An Auxiliary Naval ship RFA Largs Bay will leave the UK before end of loaded with aid for Haiti but it will take approx 3 weeks before it can arrive. This shows the need for ships to be stationed overseas to respond to unforeseen events.