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Defence spending under fire

As the death toll rises in Afghanistan, more questions are being asked about the mission itself and the level of resources provided by the government.

General Lord Guthrie, former chief of the defence staff, has said British forces are being endangered by a treasury spending as little as it can get away with.

Gavin Hewitt reports.

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