Most of them are Russian helicopters that were cheaper to buy, and easier to learn to fly. I doubt we will see the Taliban establish a viable air force, unless they bring in skilled pilots, trainers, engineers and other support team (using contractors) it doesn't look possible.
I suspect what might happen to them is that they will be sold onto neighbouring countries or offloaded to shady arms dealers who will either sell them as full units or strip them for parts.
BrilliantApaca lies that
Good description of him that. He is staggeringly out of his depthRaab in front of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee later today should be good - get the popcorn in and watch an intellectual lightweight try to justify a dereliction of duty
Good description of him that. He is staggeringly out of his depth
You're going to have to narrow it down.........He was battered , he is such a bull shitter
Not sure about that, that is personal info that could be sussed out by unfriendlies so no issue with that per se. He shouldnt have gone in the first place is the issue and he should have come back is the other. Not that those things should really matter - we shouldnt be reliant on Dom Fucking Raab to get into or out of a crisis. The issue is him running the Foreign Office once it all turned to shit in hours rather than the weeks they had planned forwouldn't even confirm the date he went on holiday..............asked 10 times. You know that means the timing will just mean more embarrassment for them
Not sure about that, that is personal info that could be sussed out by unfriendlies so no issue with that per se. He shouldnt have gone in the first place is the issue and he should have come back is the other. Not that those things should really matter - we shouldnt be reliant on Dom Fucking Raab to get into or out of a crisis. The issue is him running the Foreign Office once it all turned to shit in hours rather than the weeks they had planned for
I think the issue is we were/are relying on shit for brains Raab. He can't really be compromised by unfriendlies after the event. The reason he was pressed was because his own dept's immediate threat report which he clearly didn't recognise so possibly hadn't read was published 22nd July and warned of a speedy collapse. The only reason he wouldn't confirm has to one of the following
1/ He knew and ignored the change in outlook
2/ He didn't know in which case he wasn't doing his job.
The mad eyed stupid **** can't even see that the refusal will just have journalists digging deep to find out the date which when it comes out will be baaaaad for Raaaab - furthermore that digging could reveal who paid £40k for the holiday enjoyed by the Minister who earns less than £90k pa.
Liz truss says hi.Is he not privately wealthy?
Many of the cabinet are multi millionaires.
They aren't reliant on their ministerial incomes for their living expenses.
Plenty of freebies off their mates though.
doesn't have the usual Eton and Oxbridge backgroundIs he not privately wealthy?
Many of the cabinet are multi millionaires.
They aren't reliant on their ministerial incomes for their living expenses.
Plenty of freebies off their mates though.
So you lot think sitting in front of a bunch of free loading MPs is the way to judge someone.... OK, fair enough but before the expenses scandal you never heard of all these committees. They were invented to legitimise their earnings (sic)
I judge a government over the 5 years in office.
I do not see what the govt. could have done differently, it was a shit show but it was a shit show that started 20 years ago, not last month nor last week. There was never going to be any winners, other than the Taliban so blame the fuckwits who started it
Yes. Very often Select Committes do excellent work in exposing a Govt’s lack of preparation and leadership on key events.
This allows people to judge a Govt during its time in office.
shyster alert
Like naming an orphanage after Jimmy SavillePatel in charge of "Operation Warm Welcome "............... seriously