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Originally posted by LeBombDiggity
The UK throwing it's weight ? With what ?
No aircraft carriers. Naval destroyers costing a billion pounds apiece ... each armed with one big gun. Helicopters which can't fly in the dark, the rain or the wind. Brand new fighter airplanes being chopped up as spares to fix others ... the list is endless.
Hands up who's scared of Britain. Oh, that'll be no-one then.
Originally posted by boymonkey74
Originally posted by 5thethriller
Wait I live in the uk, how come none of this is on BBC news yet, i can only find on American news sites? and as i said i dont know why no one has taken in to account Iran will only shut the Strait of Hormuz if the West applied sanctions on oil exports, i dont think we would place sanctions to risk war.edit on 4-1-2012 by 5thethriller because: (no reason given)
Because Mr Cameron doesnt want us to know...
Originally posted by michael1983l
reply to post by 5thethriller
Why wouldn't we, I think tptb want war.
Originally posted by LeBombDiggity
The UK throwing it's weight ? With what ?
No aircraft carriers. Naval destroyers costing a billion pounds apiece ... each armed with one big gun. Helicopters which can't fly in the dark, the rain or the wind. Brand new fighter airplanes being chopped up as spares to fix others ... the list is endless.
Hands up who's scared of Britain. Oh, that'll be no-one then.
Originally posted by Crutchley29
Originally posted by LeBombDiggity
The UK throwing it's weight ? With what ?
No aircraft carriers. Naval destroyers costing a billion pounds apiece ... each armed with one big gun. Helicopters which can't fly in the dark, the rain or the wind. Brand new fighter airplanes being chopped up as spares to fix others ... the list is endless.
Hands up who's scared of Britain. Oh, that'll be no-one then.
Those destroyers you speak of are the most advanced "frigates" in the world, they are designed to combat air threats and are VERY good at what they do.
The UK has one...if not the worlds best trained military, our special forces units are frequently shipped out to administer training to their US counterparts and also the Israeli special forces.
Originally posted by D8ncer
That’s the UK stating that they will also respond militarily if Iran tries to close the Strait of Hormuz.
The UK government just can’t help itself.
Financial Times
Originally posted by michael1983l
reply to post by Ixtab
For a start I am not your mate and secondly I have recently served in those said forces for 10 years. What are your credentials to back up your opinion? I stand by what I say, the UK has excellent specialist units but their regulars are a shambles. I have already said they are experienced but at the same time they are mollycoddled and do not recieve the required training due to human rights laws in the UK.
Originally posted by boymonkey74
reply to post by Subjective Truth
We are doing an awful lot better than other Countries in the world at least you admit you "used to admire us" where are you from btw?
Originally posted by boymonkey74
Oops wrong person...poster above me where are you from?edit on 4-1-2012 by boymonkey74 because: (no reason given)