It is Britain's military adventures that have cost us all so much
Tuesday 08 January 2013
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EmailAmong all the government's talk of making cuts to benefits, the wider welfare state and to the public sector, one thing which has left me constantly baffled is the failure of MPs to address the financial and human costs of Britain's military adventures.
In just one decade alone, Britain has been committed to two long-term occupations in both Iraq and Afghanistan, while also providing a massive amount of financial support, to rebel uprisings in both Libya and Syria.
What has also been of interest is that opinion polls have consistently demonstrated,the British public's opposition to military intervention in each of these countries, yet for over 10 years the message still hasn't rung home in the mother of parliaments.
While economists blame the global economic downturn for the loss of jobs and politicians blame the unemployed, disabled and the elderly for the cuts taking place, I can't help but think how many hospital wards, jobs and lives we have now lost as a result of Britain's Middle Eastern obsession.
Hussein Al-Alak
Manchester
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