Sahwa@reddthat.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoDonald Trump pleads for UK to send warships to secure Strait of Hormuzwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down112
arrow-up1328arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump pleads for UK to send warships to secure Strait of Hormuzwww.independent.co.ukSahwa@reddthat.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squareChristerMLB@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoThe sad thing is that they just might. The Brits (and the rest of Europe) need lower energy prices
minus-squarelocahosr443@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoI find it amusing anyone thinks the UK could still project any sea power. We might be able to deploy one destroyer loaded with 4 missiles and 100 rubber chickens
minus-squareChristerMLB@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agothe British navy is in that bad a state?
minus-squarelocahosr443@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoYeah I’m barely exaggerating. We have 6 modern destroyers, 4-5 of which are pretty much permanently in docks awaiting overdue parts maintenance. Scuttlebutt is that we have ammo to roughly half load one… Though that could be a bit out of date now but still, it’s shocking
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoThe thing is there is no support for a war so leaders are very reluctant to be seen siding with the US. Even the right wing voters don’t want this.
minus-squareChristerMLB@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoyeah, the US is burning so much good will, it’s insane
The sad thing is that they just might. The Brits (and the rest of Europe) need lower energy prices
I find it amusing anyone thinks the UK could still project any sea power.
We might be able to deploy one destroyer loaded with 4 missiles and 100 rubber chickens
the British navy is in that bad a state?
Yeah I’m barely exaggerating.
We have 6 modern destroyers, 4-5 of which are pretty much permanently in docks awaiting overdue parts maintenance. Scuttlebutt is that we have ammo to roughly half load one… Though that could be a bit out of date now but still, it’s shocking
The thing is there is no support for a war so leaders are very reluctant to be seen siding with the US. Even the right wing voters don’t want this.
yeah, the US is burning so much good will, it’s insane