The British Lion Becomes the British Lamb

England fought valiantly in two world wars and developed some of the best tanks in the world. Particularly during the Cold War, its armored units in Germany made the Soviets think more than twice about what the price would be to invade the West. Alas, no longer:

"By the end of the First World War, Britain had 25 tank regiments, rising to 44 after World War II.

However, from today there will only be one Royal Tank Regiment, which will have 56 Challenger 2 tanks. Two other regiments – The King’s Royal Hussars and the Queen’s Royal Hussars – will also each have 56, bringing to total number of tanks in the army to 168.

This means tanks the modern British Army now has fewer tanks than horses, and also puts the UK behind many smaller countries, including neutral Switzerland."

This is one of the reasons that Putin feels he can throw his weight around - who is going to stop him? Not the Brits, unfortunately. 

www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/08/02/British-Army-Now-Has-Fewer-Tanks-than-Horses-Thanks-to-Military-Cuts