If we had a military that was 1/2 as capable as the UK we would have a MUCH more capable military than we do now and I, for one, would be a happy camper.
You also have to look at NEEDS. We need a more capable military simply because of our size which is amplified by contentious issues in the north.
And yes, I do think that the liberals INTENTIONALLY degraded our armed forces.
Thankfully our current goverment has made strides to correct this, but much more needs to be done - especially in regards to our navy. We do have the largest coastline in the world afterall.