I really hope contingency plans are in place so should they be used to strike against our allies or their interests we can quickly close our airbases to them and require them to leave.
Remote-Phone1963 on
So apparently we’re now at the “Airstrip One” phase of “Orwellian Dystopia”
Salty-Bid1597 on
Why would you need 10 C17s to take one oil tanker? It has like 20 unarmed crew members?
> CBS News has reported that the US would rather seize the tanker than sink it.
That’s very thoughtful of them. Cos sinking an oil tanker is generally considered A Bad Thing.
dbxp on
10 C17s seems overkill for apprehending a single oil tanker, I think it’s more likely this is moving some equipment which was stationed in Europe as a Ukraine contingency back to the US. Perhaps something related to the Global Hawk or Rivet Joint fleet.
Mental-Reference-719 on
The failed isolationist project has earned us the position of staging ground for Greenland. ☠️
DuckWhatduckSplat on
Imagine the US launching an invasion of Greenland from UK soil.
HaggisHunter93 on
Oh for *the love of god*
We are what? 6 days into the new year. Can we *please* not launch an assault on Greenland from UK soil and obliterate NATO? I’ve had enough crises in my tenure on this planet.
wild182 on
We need to stop allowing the US to use our bases while they continue to threaten our allies and international law.
Max_Abbott_1979 on
They were carrying out operations at Fairford today with the Ospreys.
Fit_Manufacturer4568 on
There is a NATO training exercise on at the minute.
B1ueRogue on
UK should stop US from using any of its bases while the US is under trump and its administration. Horrific appeasers are exactly the reason how Hitler took Germany to war with the world.
LifeFeckinBrilliant on
While we’re all looking at Greenland there’s a lot of US troops in the UK all of a sudden… Just wondering…
OilAdministrative197 on
Wait to we need to be ready to fight some fat americans now?!
edingirl on
Hope we have a kill switch for the US bases in the UK if they start making moves on Greenland
Significant_Fig_436 on
If the tanker reaches the safety of the Irish fishermen the Americans are fkd 🤣
Traditional_Yam1598 on
How weird is it gonna be when a democrat gets elected in 3 years and decides to quietly keep Venezuela and whatever else Trump takes
True-Abalone-3380 on
Is it possible they are bringing equipment back to Europe after the Venezuela mission is now over.
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CupCakesNFlatWhite on
Is it oil in Greenland they want? Doesn’t Venezuela scratch that itch for now?
RainbowRedYellow on
Time to arrest some American pilots then for illegal behaviour it sounds like.
Glanwy on
UK is surprisingly global for a tiny country. Gibralter is the gateway to the med, don’t forget Cyprus also has a giant listening station hoovering up North Africa telemetry and we only rent Diego Garcia to the yanks. Wether we could hold them if we told the yanks to shove it is a another matter.
MundaneImprovement27 on
Just seen that a new white house statement seems to be saying ‘give this to us peacefully or we invade’. Never thought i’d be living in the late a930s except USA and Russia are both antogonists. Bye NATO, hello RUSA…
KinkySouthAsian on
They’re going to take Greenland. Then the U.K. Then Europe. Well done guys. Well. Done.
PsychologySpecific16 on
It will be interesting to see what it’s transporting because this is a lot if attention for one tanker.
jerzeibalowski84 on
Tanker seizure ? The UK should not be aiding and abetting the US acting as a forward base for the invasion of Greenland.
Get these MAGA fascists the fuck out of my country.
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I really hope contingency plans are in place so should they be used to strike against our allies or their interests we can quickly close our airbases to them and require them to leave.
So apparently we’re now at the “Airstrip One” phase of “Orwellian Dystopia”
Why would you need 10 C17s to take one oil tanker? It has like 20 unarmed crew members?
> CBS News has reported that the US would rather seize the tanker than sink it.
That’s very thoughtful of them. Cos sinking an oil tanker is generally considered A Bad Thing.
10 C17s seems overkill for apprehending a single oil tanker, I think it’s more likely this is moving some equipment which was stationed in Europe as a Ukraine contingency back to the US. Perhaps something related to the Global Hawk or Rivet Joint fleet.
The failed isolationist project has earned us the position of staging ground for Greenland. ☠️
Imagine the US launching an invasion of Greenland from UK soil.
Oh for *the love of god*
We are what? 6 days into the new year. Can we *please* not launch an assault on Greenland from UK soil and obliterate NATO? I’ve had enough crises in my tenure on this planet.
We need to stop allowing the US to use our bases while they continue to threaten our allies and international law.
They were carrying out operations at Fairford today with the Ospreys.
There is a NATO training exercise on at the minute.
UK should stop US from using any of its bases while the US is under trump and its administration. Horrific appeasers are exactly the reason how Hitler took Germany to war with the world.
While we’re all looking at Greenland there’s a lot of US troops in the UK all of a sudden… Just wondering…
Wait to we need to be ready to fight some fat americans now?!
Hope we have a kill switch for the US bases in the UK if they start making moves on Greenland
If the tanker reaches the safety of the Irish fishermen the Americans are fkd 🤣
How weird is it gonna be when a democrat gets elected in 3 years and decides to quietly keep Venezuela and whatever else Trump takes
Is it possible they are bringing equipment back to Europe after the Venezuela mission is now over.
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Is it oil in Greenland they want? Doesn’t Venezuela scratch that itch for now?
Time to arrest some American pilots then for illegal behaviour it sounds like.
UK is surprisingly global for a tiny country. Gibralter is the gateway to the med, don’t forget Cyprus also has a giant listening station hoovering up North Africa telemetry and we only rent Diego Garcia to the yanks. Wether we could hold them if we told the yanks to shove it is a another matter.
Just seen that a new white house statement seems to be saying ‘give this to us peacefully or we invade’. Never thought i’d be living in the late a930s except USA and Russia are both antogonists. Bye NATO, hello RUSA…
They’re going to take Greenland. Then the U.K. Then Europe. Well done guys. Well. Done.
It will be interesting to see what it’s transporting because this is a lot if attention for one tanker.
Tanker seizure ? The UK should not be aiding and abetting the US acting as a forward base for the invasion of Greenland.
Get these MAGA fascists the fuck out of my country.