British military strained by Iraq and Afghanistan.

Like U.S. troops, the UK’s military is overstretched by years in Iraq and Afghanistan. A report yesterday from the Commons defence committee said that “the British military has been operating at or above its planned capacity in seven of the last eight years and for every year since 2002.” It also notes that “Britain’s armed forces are failing to meet their own goals for recruiting and retaining personnel and also for obtaining equipment.”