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Scotland, Great Britain Katılım Temmuz 2023
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No, I think it’s fairly clear it was the Americans. And the people responsible should of course be held accountable for either their conscious decision or their error.
But as I pointed out in the post you replied to, tragic collateral damage doesn’t necessarily discredit the justifications behind a wider campaign. People can have that debate on its own merit without invoking the deaths of innocents, which is a sad inevitability of all war - doesn’t mean war isn’t sometimes a necessity though.
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I’m a wishy washy type. Gloating over killing some octogenarian at the cost of accidentally murdering 80 schoolgirls makes my skin crawl.
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The police have an absolute cheek by the way. Incompetence from start to finish today and the blame fully lies with them for the scenes at the game. I sat and watched them not come out from the corners until AFTER the penalty shootout. Total negligence.
Sky Sports Scotland@ScotlandSky
Police Scotland have released a statement following the "despicable display" at Ibrox after supporters entered the field of play following today's Scottish Cup quarter-final between Rangers and Celtic 🔽
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As such I think they will maintain a posture for now aimed at purely political pressure towards the Taiwanese government, trying to bring them under the Chinese umbrella that way, rather than by force of arms.
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They’re still in a very good spot. Industrial capacity is many times that of the US, they are catching up in pretty much every avenue in their military. But strategically the US is just in such a stronger position. If the Chinese did blockade Taiwan I fail to see it ending well.
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The American military has achieved a level of dominance in the skies and seas around Iran that every other nation on earth can only dream of.
Total Air Supremacy has been achieved in less than 5 days. The Russians are still in a peer contested airspace after four years.
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A capable Britain would have a Royal Navy fleet of approximately 140-160 vessels excluding RFA and unmanned systems.
It would have an Army capable of fielding 3-5 full divisions at once in different theatres of operation.
It would have 800-1000 fixed wing combat aircraft not including its helicopter fleet or unmanned systems.
It would have dozens each of maritime patrol, heavy lift, EW, tankers and AWACS.
It would have a sovereign nuclear deterrent.
It would have a significant artillery and MBT complement in its armed forces.
It would have an excellent air and missile defence grid.
This would be a Britain capable of defending itself and its allies at home and abroad - and taking the fight to its enemies on its own when required.
But alas, it isn’t. This is a choice, a conscious political choice. Our leaders *choose* for us to not be capable. Remember this, always.
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One of the best podcasts going. Highly recommend everyone listens to it regularly.
Aaron MacLean@AaronBMacLean
Some personal news! I’m joining @CBSNews and @TheFP, and @schoolofwarpod is moving to a new home at The Free Press. Check out a live-streamed episode of School of War at noon ET today with former CENTCOM commander General Frank McKenzie, where we’ll unpack the war in Iran.
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@ZackPolanski Why are you just regurgitating IRGC propaganda? There is as yet not verifiable proof this was a US-Israeli strike. Infact there is some evidence it might have been an errant Iranian missile. But not in the slightest bit surprised that you’d wilfully swallow up their propaganda.
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Israel killed 160 children in a strike on a school.
It's so dystopian and grim.
Even worse that the BBC look to murky the waters.
Rana Ayyub@RanaAyyub
160 children killed and you don’t have the decency to name the country that struck them ?
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@AaronBastani @HFalconerMP You have an enormous amount to say about *potential* instability caused by the overdue reaction to the Iranian regimes terroristic actions, but very little to say about the far greater levels of suffering and instability they have inflicted on the region over decades.
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@AaronBastani @HFalconerMP What about the 20,000+ that were murdered a few weeks ago Aaron? What about the 500,000+ dead in Syria? Or the dead in Yemen? You play(ed) interference for those regimes, so let’s dispense with the pathetic attempt at concern trolling.
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Today I summoned Iran's Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Iran’s reckless actions are threatening the security of the region and the safety of British nationals and must stop.
gov.uk/government/new…
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While everyone is comparing the RN to its pre-WWII greatness, here it is at the Coronation review in 1953 and the Jubilee review in 1977.
Hope everyone enjoyed the peace dividend, 'cos it's all spent now.
British Miss@CleansedTweets
I am blown away that this is the size of the UK's navy in 2026. Shocked. I had no clue it had been reduced to this tiny flotilla. 😭
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@RWApodcast Yeah, I’m sure that would end really well for the country that can’t even achieve air superiority in the Donbas
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Seems like a good reason as any to finally bomb them
Faytuks Network@FaytuksNetwork
BREAKING: Poland will eventually seek to obtain its own nuclear weapons - Bloomberg
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@ZackPolanski “We support the Iranian people verbally but in practice will not actually entertain any real measure aimed at supporting them or defeating their oppressors, we are also definitely the good guys”
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The Green Party has been consistent on our position for years.
We support the Iranian people in their struggle against the brutal Regime.
And we oppose illegal bombing from the USA and Israel that has already killed countless civilians and risks an all out Regional war.
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This is realistically the *minimum* force structure the Royal Navy should have.
JeremyNorman@JeremyN80616364
The required Royal Navy force structure. 2 QE class 2 LHA 2 LPD 12 SSN 4 SSBN 16 SSK 12 Type 45 16 Type 26 12 Type 31 5 Type 32 20 sloops 15 minesweepers 21 MPA aircraft 86 F-35B 11 replenishment ships 15 support ships 60,000 men. 144 ships.
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@BareLeft It came from Hezbollah in Lebanon you total brain donor
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Hahaha, are you fucking joking? We got false flagged by Israel or the United States? And we're STILL going to help them glass Iran?
Sky News@SkyNews
BREAKING: A "Shahed-like drone" which targeted an RAF base in Cyprus was not launched from Iran, says a Ministry of Defence spokesperson. Iran latest 🔗 trib.al/bjKoYrS 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
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The History Novice retweetledi
HMS Conqueror flying the Jolly Roger Flag After Sinking the ARA General Belgrano, Falklands War (1982)
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@jfwduffield 15-18 really, if we were a serious country
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We should have 12 Daring Class destroyers. We only have 6.
Taz@ItsTaz1989
The problem is, they couldn’t see it coming because there’s been this fantasy belief that technology is a sufficient replacement for mass. Modern ships can do 10x the amount of older ships. It’s never quite delivered on & our enemies have also progressed.
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