New boots for old

So the Minister for Defence announced today that 22 new Chinook helicopters would be made available for the war in Afghanistan. They will be ordered over the next 10 years.

Great. - So the soldiers and the marines who are sitting on the ground getting shot at daily and need these things to ferry them and their kit around will get them in 10 years.

They need them now for Christ sake.

I cannot understand why it takes so long to order and purchase a helicopter. I mean they are available to buy, MOD knows what spec it needs in the helicopter. Well they must do, they have enough of them in service already. Its just a repeat order.

Stop pussyfooting around MOD and get the guys what they need........and do it NOW.

Either that or bring them home.