Israel attack on Iran

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David49

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David49 For defence and deterrent of course but sometimes you have to defend friends too and of course there are those who disagree with the political decision.

I thought Army and RAF provided peacekeeping and humanitarian aid.

Perhaps I'm mistaken.

Navy too, but my point is that Afghanistan was neither, politician's decided that regime change was needed then failed, leaving the population worse off, the same in Iraq and Syria

I understood your point. But, thank you for explaining.

However, I've no idea what the navy could possibly do as Afghanistan is land locked. I do wonder what the navy role is since the Falklands.

I do wonder what the navy role is since the Falklands

I can't believe anyone could post that.

Sometimes I just despair.

Despair my knowledge of the navy since the war? I've read many times about condition of the boats since the war, the reductions in recruitment, lack of money, downsizing since decolonization.

Nothing to despair, logical.

Boats? Do you mean submarines?

decolonization. ?

Allira

Boats? Do you mean submarines?

decolonization. ?

I meant whatever boats the navy have? I've no idea, the number is small. I'm not well informed to 39,000 navy out of our total population.

Decolonization is a term I read in The Economist - I assume India, rightly, becoming independent when I was young, is an example.

Apologies for causing despair - what I do or don't know to the forces.

CNN headline just now that B2 bombers are on the move.

from where ( to where)

Claremont

from where ( to where)

From Missouri to Guam, apparently.

growstuff

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David49

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David49 For defence and deterrent of course but sometimes you have to defend friends too and of course there are those who disagree with the political decision.

I thought Army and RAF provided peacekeeping and humanitarian aid.

Perhaps I'm mistaken.

Navy too, but my point is that Afghanistan was neither, politician's decided that regime change was needed then failed, leaving the population worse off, the same in Iraq and Syria

I understood your point. But, thank you for explaining.

However, I've no idea what the navy could possibly do as Afghanistan is land locked. I do wonder what the navy role is since the Falklands.

Defence. The RN patrols international waters with allies and protects trade routes.

We went to a talk given by someone from the navy who told us that there was a lot of piracy in the Caribbean and they had to protect cruise liners. This was a long time ago though and I might have got it wrong and things might have changed.

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Allira

Boats? Do you mean submarines?

decolonization. ?

I meant whatever boats the navy have? I've no idea, the number is small. I'm not well informed to 39,000 navy out of our total population.

Decolonization is a term I read in The Economist - I assume India, rightly, becoming independent when I was young, is an example.

Apologies for causing despair - what I do or don't know to the forces.

I meant whatever boats the navy have?

The Royal Navy has nine boats ie submarines and many other small patrol boats etc.

If you mean ships, they are not called boats.

MayBee70

growstuff

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David49

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David49 For defence and deterrent of course but sometimes you have to defend friends too and of course there are those who disagree with the political decision.

I thought Army and RAF provided peacekeeping and humanitarian aid.

Perhaps I'm mistaken.

Navy too, but my point is that Afghanistan was neither, politician's decided that regime change was needed then failed, leaving the population worse off, the same in Iraq and Syria

I understood your point. But, thank you for explaining.

However, I've no idea what the navy could possibly do as Afghanistan is land locked. I do wonder what the navy role is since the Falklands.

Defence. The RN patrols international waters with allies and protects trade routes.

We went to a talk given by someone from the navy who told us that there was a lot of piracy in the Caribbean and they had to protect cruise liners. This was a long time ago though and I might have got it wrong and things might have changed.

😃

Well, if pirates attacked a cruise liner perhaps they might!

But the rôle of the one ship is security, stopping narcotics and disaster relief, helping British Overseas Territories (and others) there.

^I do wonder what the navy role is since the Falklands.

Try researching.

Allira

^I do wonder what the navy role is since the Falklands.

Try researching.

Perhaps I will. Currently I'm more interested why POTUS appears to have gone ahead in Iran without a vote from government officials.