David Cameron says UK military to become 'International Aid organisation'
David Cameron today announced that the UK armed forces would undergo an amazing radical shake-up and would be turned from an elite fighting force into that of an international humanitarian aid organisation. At a specially arranged press conference inside Downing Street just hours after the announcement of a new coalition with the Liberal Democrats, Cameron told reporters,
"As I was moving into Number 10 I had a personal revelation and it occured to me that what was needed were tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of well trained and hard working people to help rebuild peoples homes, bridges and infrastructure in countries not as well off as ours. With the increased level of natural disasters in the world I have decided to disband the UK armed forces and re-form them as a humanitarian aid organisation."
Mr Cameron went on to outline how the money saved from spending money on missiles, tanks, bombs, weapons and ammunition would be instead ploughed into housing, sanitation and school building projects for those in need across the globe. He also said that he would be looking to alter the role of the S.A.S. from that of a crack fighting unit, to that of an immediate response disaster team.
The Red Cross, Amnesty International and Oxfam all welcomed the move as an unbelievable breakthrough in tackling world poverty, but members of the UK armed forces were outraged at the decision. Head of the British Army, Sir Jock Stirrup told the BBC,
"This is a scandalous decision. This move will see the end of many regiments who have centuries old traditions of killing for Queen and Country. Young men and women join the army to go to war, not put bandages on refugees."
In London the new Defence Minister Liam Fox addressed reports from angry MP's in the by saying that the changes were needed to meet the growing demands of an increasingly globalised world where the poor and destitute were more important than bullets and bombs.
Other officers were more open minded about the transformation with Scotland's most senior Army officer, Lieutenant General Sir Alistair Irwin saying that he was open to new ideas as long as Scottish battalions could still wear the Black Watch's red hackle and play their bagpipes.
"As I was moving into Number 10 I had a personal revelation and it occured to me that what was needed were tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of well trained and hard working people to help rebuild peoples homes, bridges and infrastructure in countries not as well off as ours. With the increased level of natural disasters in the world I have decided to disband the UK armed forces and re-form them as a humanitarian aid organisation."
Mr Cameron went on to outline how the money saved from spending money on missiles, tanks, bombs, weapons and ammunition would be instead ploughed into housing, sanitation and school building projects for those in need across the globe. He also said that he would be looking to alter the role of the S.A.S. from that of a crack fighting unit, to that of an immediate response disaster team.
The Red Cross, Amnesty International and Oxfam all welcomed the move as an unbelievable breakthrough in tackling world poverty, but members of the UK armed forces were outraged at the decision. Head of the British Army, Sir Jock Stirrup told the BBC,
"This is a scandalous decision. This move will see the end of many regiments who have centuries old traditions of killing for Queen and Country. Young men and women join the army to go to war, not put bandages on refugees."
In London the new Defence Minister Liam Fox addressed reports from angry MP's in the by saying that the changes were needed to meet the growing demands of an increasingly globalised world where the poor and destitute were more important than bullets and bombs.
Other officers were more open minded about the transformation with Scotland's most senior Army officer, Lieutenant General Sir Alistair Irwin saying that he was open to new ideas as long as Scottish battalions could still wear the Black Watch's red hackle and play their bagpipes.
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