tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post5673866104662129319..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: Trust me, I'm a politician...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-6038208452638720432017-11-03T20:21:04.741+00:002017-11-03T20:21:04.741+00:00One key by-product of Vietnam is that it marked th...One key by-product of Vietnam is that it marked the point when it would become impossible to maintain a conscripted military in mature democracies like the USA and UK.<br />The consequence is that such governments now need to consider whether they have the physical volumes of troops available to achieve their political objectives - the experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan would seem to confirm that, devoid of unlimited cannon-fodder conscripts, such foreign expeditions will be doomed to fail.<br />Taken together, those two lessons may contribute more to world peace than the corruptly impotent UN has ever managed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-13354910854275600252017-11-02T18:51:16.741+00:002017-11-02T18:51:16.741+00:00YepYepMark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.com