Comments by "David Houseman" (@davidhouseman4328) on "BFBS Forces News" channel.

  1. Good to see a video pointing out some of the smaller countries contributions.
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  2. Seemed a good level of person to interview, not too politician, not too grunt. Nice video.
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  3. 2.5% is basically just avoiding the cuts that were otherwise coming. Its only with the growth to 3% that we will have significantly more capability.
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  4. It does still look like it should be from a Sci fi film, the F35 somewhat too.
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  5. I believe we will have a Dutch frigate and US destroyer with us, I wonder who else we'll pick up along the way?
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  6. Looks awful to control to me but as long as pilots are involved in the development I'll be happy.
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  7. The NCO/Junior officers training and independence seems like a big advantage.
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  8. Soviet weapons, of which the Ukraine was part. Where do you think Russia's large ships were built.
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  9. Soft power at it's finest.
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  10. I would loved to have seen that live.
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  11. I'm a bit jealous of the CV90s.
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  12. Nice to see that combination of pride and sadness.
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  13. Good to see India commissioning such a mighty vessel. I hope the two work along side each other. I'd be hoping to fill it with Rafale if I were India.
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  14. It seems to me that this is the job of these ships, though they do other stuff too fisheries protection is a role they are for.
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  15. Great to see the Trojan, we dont see enough of the engineers kit. Also loved the dog through the window!
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  16.  untilyougethit  we work very closely with the US, they don't think it's a joke.
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  17. Wars are won off the back of Logistics.
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  18. Always a good sign, you know its built to be effective and not to look pretty to the public.
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  19. If your forces aren't preparing for war, they aren't doing there job.
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  20. Hes a politician I repsected irrespective of party, they seem a rare breed.
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  21. A nice lower intensity mission to start things off.
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  22. The troops are great value for money, the kit could sometimes use work.
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  23. @Ben Woodcock the closed comparison to the USMC in the UK is the army. It has an expeditionary focus, a relative light infantry focus and quite small.
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  24.  @theylied1776  How do you figure that? The US came into the European war late and never fought alone.
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  25. An SDF base used by Americans, seems the simple, deniable way to operate.
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  26. We are actually in the Long Peace.
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  27. Got to love a bit of logistics.
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  28.  @henryfchapman3544  "ruin" is a pretty strong word for 4% over 15 years. We're unlikely to even hit a recession.
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  29. Good video, its a serious hard power asset but the soft power is also key.
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  30. It will help support our joint fighter project.
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  31.  @monsterg4603  a relatively low number of wars particular between great powers.
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  32. You also have a British convention of "+", they'll often understate by saying something like 25km+ instead of 40km. It all means public stated ranges don't mean that much.
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  33. It could be you, buy a few shares.
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  34.  @ursulavondercrazy9197  rather than Finnish military (a long with a dozen others with actual access to the jet) being fooled could it be that the F35 is actual a decent jet?
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  35.  @Pebb86  how's our royalty holding us back, it's just a figurehead.
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  36.  @mikeycraig8970  Nope, I kind of forgot there were still people denying manmade climate change.
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  37. QE recently travelled across the world including stopping at India. That sounds operable to me.
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  38. They pay us.
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  39. I can't see how they would join NATO when already at war.
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  40. Royal Marines commandos are an elite fighting force, the USMC is just an expeditionary army. Man for man the Royal Marines are a step above. You need something like the Marine raiders to compete.
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  41. This is the core any NATO force will be built around, got to see us exercising together. I want to know the scenario now though, they kept tantalising us about it.
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  42.  @rudrakshsinghkatal5609  Yep, nothing to do with the ship so why do you bring it up?
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  43. Ukraine isn't part of NATO.
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  44. Prince William seems a worthy successor to the Queen. He served in the RAF and Air ambulance and does diplomatic duties like this with no hint of a gaff. What's your issue with him?
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  45. Where's the hypocrisy, Vietnam (half a century ago) is widely condemned and ended becasue of US public opinion.
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  46. A great workhorse.
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  47. We're an island with nuclear weapons surrounded by allies. I don't know what you think you've been defending us from? On the other hand we've followed the US into wars like Afghanistan where our troops have died.
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  48.  @MikeJones-bg1mh  this would seem like exactly the situation where they should be present to make sure nothing gets out of hand.
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  49.  @kunaalsharma1039  Putin isn't suicidal he won't use nukes for anything short of an invasion of the mother country. It's too likely to lead to the end of the world as we know it.
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  50. Yep, that why we are continuing to buy them.
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