Both occupy a point but the Labour leader is right to assert the principle of civilian control over the military – too many generals think they know best Just to see what it felt like,I was approximately to type the words “I’m with Jeremy on this one.” Why take such a leap in the dusky? Because of intemperate remarks apparently made on Andrew Marr’s Sunday sofa by Gen Sir Nicholas (he styles himself “Nick) Houghton, the chief of the defence staff. “Pacifist Jez not fit to be PM, or ” that sort of thing.
Then I took the sensible precaution of watching what Houghton had actually said to Marr and realised that the bluff soldier had just approximately managed to tiptoe through the Trident nuclear debate more deftly than the Labour leader’s office and the media had reported overnight. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com