The ongoing 'disaster' in Afghanistan must prompt the UK to spend more on defence, the former head of Britain's armed forces has said as he warned NATO nations are 'totally dependent' on the US. Lord Richards, who served as the chief of the defence staff from 2010 to 2013, said he had a 'sneaking sympathy' with the US after it decided to withdraw its forces from the country by August 31. He said other NATO members, including the UK, have 'had their defence and their deterrents on the cheap for a number of years now'. Lord Richards said budget cuts were now 'coming home to roost', with the UK unable to act unilaterally in the country because it lacks the capability to do so. He said he hoped that 'one of the good things that comes out of this disaster' is that European nations in NATO 'get a grip of their defence expenditure'. His comments came as Tory MPs warned that military funding cuts had reduced the UK to a 'very, very small player' on the global stage.
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