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UK has not given US permission to use RAF bases for Iran strikes UK has not given US permission to use RAF bases for Iran strikes… ok, I get it, bonehead Trump has acted in ways that make it clear the Atlantic alliance of yore is now largely dead, for which there are serious geopolitical consequences. But surely, given there still are US bases are on British territory, at least for now, and the theocratic Iranian government is a manifestly unfriendly power, hampering US strikes on the mass murderous mullahs is perverse. That too will have geopolitical consequences.
The lunatic UKGov wants to give Chagos to an ally of China (and pay for the ‘privilege’ of giving them away, for reasons that must surely boil down to naked corruption), I imagine US has drawn up contingency plans to simply take Diego Garcia over if worse comes to worse, with all that implies.
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Which countries have given the US permission to use their bases/airspace to attack Iran from?
I’m seeing that Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Jordan have said they won’t allow US strikes from bases in their countries or use of their airspace to do so.
Starmer made this announcement hoping, I’m sure, to avoid some of the crazy bomb-vest types coming after the UK once the US starts destroying the mullahs.
1. It won’t even slow the bombers down. UK is a Lesser Satan and nothing will change that; and
2. He just made a lot of Americans happier that Trump isn’t playing well with him.
The case for carrier strike groups.
No air base available?
Bring your own!
It’s more accurate to say Trump recognizes just how poor America’s ‘allies’ really are, and is acting accordingly. The ‘allies’ have confirmed his judgement for all the world to see.
Fronafe du Nord.
“allies” is correct.
The British government, and so on, is NOT a friend of the United States – after all, if it had its way…. tens of millions of Americans would be sent to prison for their opinions.
“We may have different values, but we are allies in time of war” – accept the “allies” are NOT allies in time of war, net even against the Islamic Republic of Iran tyranny which has been chanting “Death to America” for many years – and killing large numbers of Americans (and others).
If they are not allies against the IRI dictatorship they are not allies at all – and should not be treated as if they were.
As for “bonehead Trump has acted in ways that…”
It is nothing to do with “Trump” – indeed he has been far too mild, desperately trying to make deals rather than kill enemies.
The “International Community” (of which the British government is a servant) the “rules based international order” is an enemy (an enemy) of ANY American who believes in the Bill of Rights (the First Amendment, the Second Amendment and so on).
They are not allies – they wish to harm Americans, they wish to make them serfs. As they wish to make all people, in all nations, serfs.
It is not just Western Europe.
In such countries as Canada and Australia people are fined or sent to prison (or both) for stating obvious truths – such as that there are two biological sexes (and that “gender” is biological sex – it is NOT a “social construct”) and there is no such thing as a “Trans Child” – and that to push this “Trans” ideology on children is CHILD ABUSE.
And, make no mistake, the “International Community”, the “Rules Based International Order” wants to impose its Critical Theory doctrines (and their “Net Zero” doctrines, and all the rest of their doctrines) on the United States. And swine (and the word “swine” is well deserved) such as the Democrat “moderate” Governor of Virginia (who is giving the response to the State of the Union) would eagerly help them impose their doctrines – like the “ex” CIA person that she is.
They are not allies – and the fact that they are not allies is nothing to do with “bone headed Trump”.
They want to do harm to Americans, they want to make Americans, and all people in all nations, serfs.
For those who do not know…..
The “moderate” who the media backed as Governor of Virginia, got rid of, as almost her first action, the handful of conservatives on the governing bodies of universities in Virginia – ONLY leftists must have power in education according to her and her Deep State colleagues. And there are also attacks on anyone who speaks against Islam (1st Amendment – what 1st Amendment?) which delights the new Deputy Governor (a follower of Islam herself) and the new Attorney General (who delights in fantasies about killing conservatives – and killing-their-children). And, it almost does not need saying, “Gun Control” (but only for honest citizens – criminals and the government get to keep their weapons) and higher government spending (and-so-on) are on the way.
These people are not allies – there are no “shared values” with these swine (and swine they are) any more than there are with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer or President “I support Freedom of Speech – but not Hate Speech” Macron are allies.
They-are-not-allies.
There is no alliance for “bone headed Trump” to destroy – not trans-Atlantic or in the United States itself.
There are no “shared principles and values” with the Democrats (who are part of the accursed “international community”, the “rules based international order”) – NONE.
I apologize that this is so far off topic, but I know it is something many people here are interested in, and I wonder if the powers-that-be on this blog might consider having one of the aerospace lovers amongst your number doing a post on it.
This is NASA administrator Jared Issacman talking about the recent report on the failure of the Starliner crew transport mission — remember when those two astronauts got stuck on the IIS because their “vehicle” broke down.
What Issacman says is shocking beyond words. He is about as blunt and direct as a government official can be. It should be sufficient grounds for the termination of nearly all the leadership of the program and the banning of Boeing from ever participating in their programs ever again. Of course that won’t happen, but it should. Let me translate from government speak into real world talk: “NASA, the premiere Space agency in the world, put their space program and the lives of two astronauts at critical risk because of the gross politicization in the agency, and bottom line because the politicians hated Elon Musk.” He doesn’t say those words, but that is really what he means, and it is only by an amazing stroke of good luck that those two astronauts didn’t die.
It happened for the same reason the Shuttle Challenger failed, except that that Challenger’s failures were fairly limited in scope, whereas the Starliner failure was far more serious and widespread, and the only reason Challenger was worse was that by pure dumb luck and the extreme skill and professionalism of the astronauts, that nobody died this time. And if you have any doubt that it will fix anything I’d refer you to the Artemis mission which, to me, looks very much in danger of suffering the same failures and for the same reasons.
Again, sorry for the OT, but it makes my blood boil.
NASA now reminds me of that part of Atlas Shrugged where, after failing to get Reardon to sell Reardon Metal to the Gov, they tried to make their own new metal, and it wasn’t even suitable for making a cooking pot.
But they showed Reardon, didn’t they?
(Of course, everything reminds me of Atlas Shrugged these days.)
Fraser Orr and bobby b
Yes indeed Gentleman – yes indeed.