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Controversy aside over General Sir Richard Dannatt’s view of the war in Iraq, in an interview with Britain’s Daily Mail, it was his comments on British society that for me deserve a shout-out from this platform. I am specifically avoiding the issue of the war, and all its surrounding controversy. I am finding that spin and hype are about the only things coming out of the mainstream media whilst truth is in short supply. An honest man’s views can be, in the words of a good sampling of the article’s readership’s comments, “Refreshing”. Someone propose this guy for Prime Minister!
“The General is a practising Christian and this informs his views on the Army’s role and place in society. He believes [the] weak [moral] values [of modern British society] have allowed the predatory Islamist vision to take hold.”

“In the Army we place a lot of store by the values we espouse. What I would hate is for the Army to be maintaining a set of values that were not reflected in our society at large — courage, loyalty, integrity, respect for others; these are critical things.”

“When I see the Islamist threat I hope it doesn’t make undue progress because there is a moral and spiritual vacuum in this country. Our society has always been embedded in Christian values; once you have pulled the anchor up there is a danger that our society moves with the prevailing wind. “There is an element of the moral compass spinning. I am responsible for the Army, to make sure that its moral compass is well aligned and that we live by what we believe in.

“It is said we live in a post-Christian society. I think that is a great shame. The Judaic-Christian tradition has underpinned British society. It underpins the British Army.”