Earlier on Monday the Tory chairman of the defence select committee said the government should reverse 'swathing cuts' to the army because its equipment has become 'obsolete' and we are at 'war in Europe'.
He added that the prime minister is"clear" that the government must do"everything necessary" to protect its people.Former secretary general of NATO Lord Robertson also disagreed with the US general's view."I don't agree with him at all," he told Sky News."The fact is that the British Armed Forces might have been weakened recently but they are still a formidable fighting force - and I think our country can be proud of them.
"And although I have got my criticisms of what the government is doing and how it is conducting its defence at the moment, I would not agree with that and I don't think the majority of people in America and in the American military would agree with that particular sentiment." Mr Ellwood said there had been"huge investments" into the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force in recent years, but added:"The army is in a dire state."Tory MP: Army is in a 'dire state'"I do hope the defence review will look at these issues and reverse some of the swathing cuts that were made a couple of years ago.
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