Quote Originally Posted by William F. Owen View Post
Well you'd be wrong. There is every point in holding up to the light the reality of having the world's 2nd largest Apache fleet, "sitting on bricks" because the constraint in deploying them is funding, yet have you any idea of the cost of just "storing" an Apache?

This is one of the issues that strikes to the heart of the UK's mismanagement of defence issues, and has a direct impact on operational effectiveness. I'd actually have thought this would be something you'd understand.
Don't get me wrong, I think it is a disgrace and there should be a massive stink kicked up about this waste of resources.

That said, if there really is no chance in their being used in Afghanistan because of cost constraints and a shortage of pilots then they should not be brought into these discussions.