Sitrep 15th December 2011

15/12/2011 30 min
Sitrep 15th December 2011

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Episode Synopsis

 
The US and NATO ends their mission in Iraq – but have they achieved what they set out to do?

 

The Defence Committee raise concern about the long-term care of injured service personnel

 

What are the implications for European defence initiatives given the current financial climate?

 

And….. find out why the Jolly Roger is flying high at Portsmouth






 





PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau
 
STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 
 
Interviews with:
 
Sir Jeremy Greenstock:  former representative to Iraq
 
James Arbuthnot, Chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee on treatment of injured Service personnel.
 
Tomas Valasek from the Centre for European reform on the Eurozone crisis
 
Victoria Ingles from the Royal Naval museum at Portsmouth on the Jolly Roger.