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Originally posted by Starling
Wrong!
Israel owns America..... and Britain.
Originally posted by JessopJessopJessop
The English don't pull the string. The City of London pulls the strings.
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
reply to post by thoughtsfull
Sorry my comparisons were lame, I was just trying to get at the double standards that are being played out in this lead up to war. All because Iran is supposedly developing a nuclear bomb. The same weapon possessed by numerous other countries with questionable intent.
Originally posted by Vitchilo
reply to post by michael1983l
The british debt is far from unmanagable at 72% GDP which is lower than most of our european partners an the US.
Now that's funny.
UK's debt? 950% of GDP
Surprise surprise, your government is lying to you.
If the UK's soverign debt was 950% we'd already be bankrupt and we certainly wouldn't have a AAA+ credit rating.
Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
Didn't the British Navy get destroyed by a pair of subsonic exocets? Ones that cost a few thousand bucks that ripped apart the HMS Sheffield?
Originally posted by Vitchilo
I know all about mines sweepers... but thing is, mines historically have a pretty good hit rate.
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
Is Iran really a threat to the UK? I mean if Iranian ships were heading over to the British waters, everyone would be demanding we blow them out of the sea, yet we think it's cool to just go and intimidate another country with our Navy and should our Navy come under any attack, we will be demanding the destruction of Iran.
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
Originally posted by michael1983l
So the UK will now have the most advanced submarine in the world (HMS Astute) and the most advanced Destroyer in the world (HMS Daring) off the Straight of Homuoz. And people say that the Brits are a bankrupt nation falling to pieces
We are a bankrupt nation. the figures don't lie. It's great that we can spend money on weapons of war when we don't have it, but stuff the pensioners who have to choose between heating and eating and lets sack more care assistants and youth workers so we can buy more weapons.
Originally posted by Pervius
It would have been cheaper for England to hire the Sea Shepherd to keep the Iranian Navy at bay.
Iran has no Navy. Iran's last home made ship they made themselves and displayed to the world...is a joke.
Originally posted by babybunnies
Given the recent cutbacks in UK military funding, I'm surprised that the UK's "most formidable ship" isn't a rowboat with a couple of kids and a pellet gun.
I mean, HMS Ark Royal is being sold for scrap metal for God's sake.
Originally posted by scotsdavy1
I love it when it's the 'English Navy' and the English will fight etc
Do you forget that UK is combined with English, Scottish Welsh and Irsh that are in the Forces here?
Same as the English Queen!
Then again, if the English get their ship sunk it will be up to the UK to sort it out I suppose?
Originally posted by Vitchilo
reply to post by michael1983l
The british debt is far from unmanagable at 72% GDP which is lower than most of our european partners an the US.
Now that's funny.
UK's debt? 950% of GDP
Surprise surprise, your government is lying to you.