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  Our interests also relate to the keeping open of worldwide trade routes (piracy threat not to mention possible rogue state threats). There are also defence obligations to allies and, indeed, there is nothing wrong with using our military to pursue foreign policy objectives either when needed. That is not necessarily to say that every such objective in the last decade or two was right but the capability is needed for when it is right to do so.
  
  But even if we reduce this to what you think is legitimate Peter, that is still enough to justify the maintenance and prioritising a strong and flexible armed forces and would certainly require aircraft carrier capability, amphibious capability and to achieve the critcial mass to protect the quality experience and training of our special forces.

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