Eureferendum is an important website for vigorous critics of the poor equipment the British armed forces have been given in Iraq and Afghanistan. They make a good case that the mission there is being undermined, either by incompetence or on purpose. Two examples: The British of all Western armies are not equipped with bomb—protected vehicles, even though IEDs and car bombs are the most predictable danger for the future.  Headlines recently blared that British Marines were confined to their bases in Basra for lack of equipment for dealing with suicide bombers. A second example: British troops in Basra, who now sound pessimistic about victory, have only four helicopters to cover the entire of province. As Eureferendum puts it: In effect, the Army is being asked to do a job with less equivalent resource than the chief constable of Surrey. But Surrey is one of the most peaceful places in the world, while Basra is one of the most violent. Even a Catholic Bishop has entered...(Read Full Post)