I AM amazed at the amount of letters in H.A.S. regarding wars and trouble in the Middle East by a group of armchair generals.

They have all the answers – they make Winston Churchill look like an amateur.

I think they should be more hands-on instead of being armchair warriors. They could be out in these countries, working as tacticians and advisers.

Without mentioning names, I think regular readers of The Northern Echo will know who these people are.

If all else fails, they could be sent to the front and used to test the enemy’s fire power.

Peter Jefferies, Durham City