The U.S. Says The British Military Isn't Elite

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00:00The U.S. just told the U.K. that they're no longer considered an elite fighting force,

00:03saying the army is in tier one, it's barely tier two,

00:06with the belief the U.K.'s warfighting capabilities declined to such a level

00:08that the U.K. could no longer defend itself or its allies.

00:11And the U.S. adding that it would take five to ten years for the U.K. to build up a single division,

00:14and that the U.K. would turn up understrength in a conflict,

00:17as well as being unable to defend its airspace.