The EFCC had also begged the court to send them to prison custody till the time the ruling would be delivered owing to what it called overstretch of its detention facilities. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Its army is in overstretch, with some tales of poor morale floating about. ❋ Unknown (2007)
We get a few ritual whimpers about "overstretch" and then Liam crawls back in his box. ❋ Richard (2006)
The real point is that the most pressing issues in Helmand and elsewhere are "overstretch" – not enough troops – and crap equipment. ❋ Richard (2006)
Since military issues have been in the news of late (although overshadowed by other events) – not least Afghanistan and the "overstretch" suffered by British forces – I intend later today (early evening, British time) to publish a post explaining why Butcher's story is so wide of the mark, together with an analysis of the current Israeli military operation, and its implications for both US and British forces in the war against terror. ❋ Richard (2006)
If US position ever changes Israel will fold like a tent and one day I expect either that to happen or Israel like us will become another victim of its own "overstretch" and imperial hubris. by ❋ Unknown (2007)
Better that than the unremitting scattergun approach that relies on the constant, tedious repetition of the sacred mantras "overstretch" and "underfunding". ❋ Peter Troy (2007)
The fact of the matter is that our armed forces are already in a state of 'overstretch'and it would be impossible for us to do even if we wanted to. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Where else could there be a situation where any other organisation can scream "overstretch" and "lack of resources" when it has less than ten percent of its strength committed to doing the job for which it is paid? ❋ Richard (2007)
But, from sporadic and ill-informed commentary, over the last weeks and months, building to a crescendo over the last couple of days, we have seen an intensity of criticism of defence policy, the thrust of the complaints directed at the mantras of "overstretch" and "underspending". ❋ Richard (2007)
The Conservatives, to date, have relied entirely on their mantras, "overstretch" and "under-resourcing", to focus their attack on the government. ❋ Richard (2007)
In terms of "overstretch," the report says, "the tank of goodwill now runs on vapour; many experienced staff are talking of leaving."' ❋ Unknown (2007)
Opinion polls suggest concern about issues such as overstretch, mission creep and, naturally, the death toll, but these anxieties are not expressed with the fury that accompanied Tony Blair's great Iraqi misadventure. ❋ John Kampfner (2010)
Secretary, Jack Straw and Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon told Blair that the number of troops on the ground needed to be cut by two-thirds within six months in order to avoid "overstretch". ❋ Unknown (2010)
What is remarkable, if unsurprising – as we noted at the time – was how the speech was completely ignored by the chattering classes in the media and by the political clever-dicks whose participation in the defence debate amounts to little more than braying the mantras, "overstretch" and "under-resourcing" while, in the Tory domain, noticeably failing to commit a future Conservative government to additional defence spending – not that more money would necessarily be a solution. ❋ Richard (2007)
