Decline in UK armed forces 'heartbreaking', says former White House national security adviser

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  • čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
  • General H R McMaster, joined Sky News to discuss US military aid for Ukraine, US-China tensions and his views on the state of the British Armed Forces. He was formerly the White House national security adviser to President Trump,
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Komentáře • 142

  • @scroggins100
    @scroggins100 Před 18 dny +7

    What really worries me is the people in UK simply do not seem to care..

    • @shannonhenson609
      @shannonhenson609 Před 18 dny

      Same for Continental Europe.

    • @delong8998
      @delong8998 Před 17 dny +2

      Why should we? Why should we protect Israel or Ukraine? Fight your own wars.

    • @1112viggo
      @1112viggo Před 12 dny

      Why should they ? England has not fought a battle on their soil since their civil war like 500 years ago. War is not necessary for them.

    • @shannonhenson609
      @shannonhenson609 Před 12 dny

      @@1112viggo No, but they got the shyte bombed out of them in WW2.

    • @delong8998
      @delong8998 Před 11 dny

      @@shannonhenson609 Dresden and Berlin didn't look too pretty either, i'd say we come off pretty well compared.

  • @yeetian2774
    @yeetian2774 Před 19 dny +43

    Does British homeless and poverty break your heart? sir!

    • @icu17siberia
      @icu17siberia Před 19 dny +3

      Doesn't Britain own that issue?

    • @Vinipuchas911
      @Vinipuchas911 Před 18 dny +1

      Maybe homeless usually are homeless due to their personal reasons.

    • @lnsightsonlife
      @lnsightsonlife Před 18 dny

      《Strange Death pf Europe 》By Douglas Kear Murray 2017) Soit is a lot more .

    • @Baschn66
      @Baschn66 Před 18 dny

      They won’t be much longer homeless. Because Sunak gets them arrested.

    • @phil20_20
      @phil20_20 Před 17 dny +1

      Does Chinese poverty break yours?

  • @michaelwright3044
    @michaelwright3044 Před 19 dny +48

    “Please keep our donors happy and buy our weapons”
    Utterly pathetic

  • @RickyBobbyNASCARLOVER
    @RickyBobbyNASCARLOVER Před 18 dny +4

    I was gonna join British Army but I’ve decided I’m joining the American army instead

  • @ToiChutGongWu
    @ToiChutGongWu Před 19 dny +11

    McMaster is a member of the Atlantic Council's[ Board of Directors, and in 2019 became an Advisory Board Member of Spirit of America, a 501(c)(3) organization that supports deployed US personnel. In 2020, McMaster became a board member of Zoom Video Communications, and advisor to Mischler Financial Group Inc. He is Chairman of Ergo's Flashpoints Forum, a consultancy firm. In 2021, McMaster joined the National Security Advisory Board of venture capital firm, Shield Capital, as Senior Advisor. In September 2021, McMaster joined the advisory board of the geospatial-intelligence corporation Edgybees. At the end of 2021, he joined the advisory board of the artificial intelligence corporation C3 AI. In January 2022, he joined the advisory board of Strider Technologies, a software firm focused on economic statecraft risk vis-à-vis strategic competition with China. With thanks to Wikipedia.

  • @orvillepollack6198
    @orvillepollack6198 Před 19 dny +6

    Those bloody fools time is up.

  • @MrNIROSHA1
    @MrNIROSHA1 Před 19 dny +4

    World so the 2023 summer counter offensive went bad . This man says US aid is a Game changer 😂😂😂 who will trust this man 😂😂😂

  • @jvjd
    @jvjd Před 18 dny +5

    All the game changers sent are at the Russian victory parade.

  • @HzHz
    @HzHz Před 19 dny +38

    Stop warmongering.

    • @ToiChutGongWu
      @ToiChutGongWu Před 19 dny +5

      Agreed

    • @phil20_20
      @phil20_20 Před 17 dny

      Tell China to stop trying to take over the World.

    • @godsonhauser3494
      @godsonhauser3494 Před 11 dny

      IT'S A BUSINESS LUCRATIVE ONE INDEED 😅😂 PENTAGON + NATO
      MORE BILLIONAIRE EMERGING.😅😂✍️⚰️🩸♨️🔥⚖️🇺🇸🇬🇧

  • @user-tb7nj8di7i
    @user-tb7nj8di7i Před 19 dny +9

    I am in Ghana. I will volunteer for the UK army for two years

  • @MrShoeReviews
    @MrShoeReviews Před 13 dny +2

    I think UKs foreign policies has led to a decline in new recruits. As well as low salary.

  • @tarahaugo4503
    @tarahaugo4503 Před 19 dny +20

    Proxy war liars one and all

  • @sirwavell
    @sirwavell Před 18 dny +4

    Too many troops leaving mentally damaged for life by wars that make a selected few that push for war stinking rich, all fielded by a government that then doesn't care a hell about the veteran. People have now cottoned on how this game works.

  • @PuspavaliPuspavali-xp9lo
    @PuspavaliPuspavali-xp9lo Před 19 dny +2

    Very difficult situation

  • @josephsantos1576
    @josephsantos1576 Před 19 dny +7

    He is right; we sent 14 tanks to Ukraine and the Army Chief said that weaken the Army, pathetic!

    • @GeremySidebeak
      @GeremySidebeak Před 19 dny

      Considering we only have like 746 tanks it kinda does

    • @MrRjizz
      @MrRjizz Před 19 dny +7

      @@GeremySidebeak746 is a stretch u have 227-14 = 213 tanks with around 150 being not in long term storage. The UK is currently a paper tiger on land

  • @anglodoomer5995
    @anglodoomer5995 Před 19 dny +5

    Who elected these retired generals?

  • @hourbee5535
    @hourbee5535 Před 19 dny +7

    We will loyally follow the Americans wherever they lead us.

  • @AM-kh1vu
    @AM-kh1vu Před 18 dny +2

    Why should we fight in wars when the government itself doesn’t fight for us and what we need. We aren’t mugs. We can see things for ourselves not buying the propaganda that our families did back in the day

    • @Baschn66
      @Baschn66 Před 18 dny

      They have a plan……for now just go and fight.

  • @sharingfamspace3156
    @sharingfamspace3156 Před 19 dny +19

    The so called advisor won’t talk about Ukraine causalities that’s how I spot propaganda.

    • @leelhasa6294
      @leelhasa6294 Před 18 dny

      Russia invading Ukraine/Iran lighting fires in Middle East/China preparing for Taiwan - that's how I spot authoritarian regimes coordinating against democracies.

    • @phil20_20
      @phil20_20 Před 17 dny +2

      Dude, that is not even the topic.

  • @rabbitbobo4131
    @rabbitbobo4131 Před 18 dny +2

    To be frank, with the volume of money spent, I never seen the military got better in term of condition and equipment. But I am certain some arms manufacturers got much richer.

    • @peabase
      @peabase Před 18 dny

      I hope the arms manufacturers remember Putin with a gift basket. NATO should, too. Best recruiter ever.

  • @Hexiad
    @Hexiad Před 18 dny +1

    "America First" LOL
    Maybe they mean American _taxes_ first...

  • @clarkduncan3715
    @clarkduncan3715 Před 16 dny +1

    Hello 👋 Hello... has anyone noticed we are not under attack !!

  • @samsungtap4183
    @samsungtap4183 Před 18 dny +1

    Oh not the rules based order...hilarious

  • @phil20_20
    @phil20_20 Před 17 dny

    Ketchup is the order of the day!

  • @Rgraceful1
    @Rgraceful1 Před 19 dny +17

    They never consider trying to make peace .Just keep selling those guys and rack in your kickbacks and dividends ;

    • @jielin7081
      @jielin7081 Před 19 dny +3

      ask your russian dad to make peace first

    • @Rgraceful1
      @Rgraceful1 Před 19 dny +1

      @@jielin7081 No just an American that thinks for myself instead of trusting in your false god of cash .

    • @jielin7081
      @jielin7081 Před 17 dny

      @@Rgraceful1 Putler thinks so, in his basement.

  • @robertwilson214
    @robertwilson214 Před 17 dny +1

    'funnelling all the cash to war and the rich warms my heart......look.. scapegoat ...boo!'

  • @witsend236
    @witsend236 Před 18 dny +25

    Strong white British men do not want to be part of a woke regime, so I am not surprised. After 25 years in the UK military I would not join now if I had my time again.

    • @ambessaseway5594
      @ambessaseway5594 Před 18 dny +2

      😂😂😂 what has skin color to do with this???

    • @Jamie-uk2zh
      @Jamie-uk2zh Před 18 dny +5

      @@ambessaseway5594The British armed forces have said they want more diversity so let them have it

    • @ambessaseway5594
      @ambessaseway5594 Před 18 dny +2

      @@Jamie-uk2zh I know a kenyan was forced to fight for Britain during ww2 was in the news he died 97years old

    • @Jamie-uk2zh
      @Jamie-uk2zh Před 18 dny +2

      @@ambessaseway5594 And? Many people from all over the world fought for Britain during ww2 mostly volunteers.

    • @ambessaseway5594
      @ambessaseway5594 Před 18 dny +1

      @@Jamie-uk2zh just saying it was always diverse

  • @operator9858
    @operator9858 Před 9 dny

    if there was hardware left to send it would have been sent. ukraine is lost and western administrations need somebody to blame for it while trying to justify military spending to rebuild our depleted forces.

  • @warone100
    @warone100 Před 19 dny +1

    So what realistically should we have military wise?

  • @peterwhimster
    @peterwhimster Před 14 dny

    The USA must face up to Iran or exit the middle east. Iraq and Afghanistan sucked the fight out of the USA. Talk about values is empty posturing. The UK military is a busted flush because the economy can't afford it due to the USA subprime crisis, CDOs, Afghanistan, Iraq, a pandemic and demographic collapse.

  • @operator9858
    @operator9858 Před 9 dny

    and china is not the one with the authoritarian model. the 'rules based order' is. they dont play politics with trade. we do. thats why folks are lining up to join them.

  • @gavinmc5285
    @gavinmc5285 Před 16 dny

    Petty Britain 29%

  • @xFF7xGIRLx
    @xFF7xGIRLx Před 19 dny +5

    Get other countries to help

  • @jackconnolly772
    @jackconnolly772 Před 16 dny

    Britain chose quality over quantity. Our armed forces may be fewer in numbers these days but they are far better equipped and trained than most. That’s a fact. That being said, the number of new recruits is worrying, the UK need to offer a more attractive proposition if they want young men to join up.

    • @johnadam2885
      @johnadam2885 Před 15 dny

      'Our armed forces may be fewer in numbers these days but they are far better equipped and trained than most. That’s a fact.'
      Like those Challengers.

  • @kuchojoe500
    @kuchojoe500 Před 19 dny +4

    Its too late, he is laying

  • @user-bk5ln3nm5s
    @user-bk5ln3nm5s Před 19 dny

    Depois de alguns falsos estar pasando a mâo na cabeça de uma adultera tive que tomar algumas medudas na redes socias😮😮😮😮😮.

  • @pyromagic7113
    @pyromagic7113 Před 18 dny +1

    I've got more in common with a Russian thousands of miles away than I do with say Abdul down the road. Our enemy lies within not abroad

  • @monkeyboy8424
    @monkeyboy8424 Před 18 dny +1

    If Can't Shapps conscripts me for the army I'm going to wear a name badge and pretend to be someone else - he'll understand.

  • @amorkadonald2831
    @amorkadonald2831 Před 11 dny

    Warmongering at its worst. Pure liar.

  • @kevinhay3778
    @kevinhay3778 Před 19 dny

    No just send very expensive arms.
    Thats the system no body gives a fuc-

  • @alessandrocarpi9898
    @alessandrocarpi9898 Před 19 dny +2

    Fortunately Grant Shapps,the Defence Secretary, has ordered more money for British Forces,less middle men and a better use of resources. Britain....Always Great......

  • @mendoza4789
    @mendoza4789 Před 18 dny

    Total liar on Russia casualties

    • @alfredchurchill2328
      @alfredchurchill2328 Před 18 dny

      RU casualties are enormous. The reality is they are a very incapable military and throw bodies at problems. They are willing to take disproportionate casualties because they have a lower regard for human life. It’s disgusting

  • @rahmatullahkhan2093
    @rahmatullahkhan2093 Před 19 dny

    1000 a day and still winning 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @zhan9207
    @zhan9207 Před 18 dny +1

    UK military decline? Great!!! 1840 won't be repeated😂😂😂

    • @leelhasa6294
      @leelhasa6294 Před 18 dny

      How to hand one's freedom to China's authoritarian dictatorship as it rises for global domination and throws millions into concentration camps

  • @bellohadiza9414
    @bellohadiza9414 Před 18 dny

    Protests is Alway in the west and NONSENSES !!! .

  • @wildandbarefoot
    @wildandbarefoot Před 19 dny

    Wag the Dog.

  • @MajorCharlesCarringtonV.C

    Bring Back Conscription and the Birch Make Britain Great Again

    • @David-on1mr
      @David-on1mr Před 19 dny +5

      Conscription would ruin Britain.

    • @MajorCharlesCarringtonV.C
      @MajorCharlesCarringtonV.C Před 19 dny +1

      @@David-on1mr Nonsense War Puts The Stamp Of Nobility on a Nation

    • @delong8998
      @delong8998 Před 17 dny

      And die for Israel and Ukraine, what have they ever done for us? Why fight and spill English blood for a fight not our own, what do we gain?

  • @geraldthomas8948
    @geraldthomas8948 Před 19 dny +5

    Why has mcmaster got gills on his forehead, is he a mutant.

  • @perhaps1094
    @perhaps1094 Před 19 dny

    Womp womp

  • @kevinjones5457
    @kevinjones5457 Před 18 dny

    The war hawks never mention how many Ukranian men have died. An entire generation. How many more Ukranian men will die with new US support?

  • @growandshow4209
    @growandshow4209 Před 19 dny +4

    Why do people keep referring to Trump as President Trump 🤣 he,s a joke please stop calling him President 🙏⛔🚫

    • @garyking9623
      @garyking9623 Před 19 dny +9

      In America, all previous presidents are called president .

    • @davidbamford9284
      @davidbamford9284 Před 15 dny

      ​@@garyking9623you made that one up

    • @garyking9623
      @garyking9623 Před 15 dny

      @davidbamford9284 I didn't, I've just always heard on TV ,ex-president being referred to as president or ex-president. Just assumed it was the norm for America.

    • @growandshow4209
      @growandshow4209 Před 15 dny

      But just for Trump they should take the title away from him for what he was trying to do, like follow Putin like a lap dog

  • @umardukuly6863
    @umardukuly6863 Před 18 dny +1

    "Russia is taking a huge blow, about 30000 a month, a thousand a day". 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. I can't stop laughing.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @aaronmason9332
    @aaronmason9332 Před 19 dny

    Shouldnt have made fitness and bowing to the king the priority then. Surely loyalty to 1s family and home is enough?

    • @theant9821
      @theant9821 Před 19 dny

      its no different to most other countries, if not all have to swear aligence to something.

  • @umardukuly6863
    @umardukuly6863 Před 18 dny

    "Russia is taking a huge blow, about 30000 a month, a thousand a day". 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. I can't stop laughing.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣