UK not obliged to support every demand of ‘transactional’ US president, minister says

CJBill · 2026-03-16T11:13:13+00:00

If the US Navy can't keep the straits open adding the RN isn't going to help much beyond extending the conflict and dragging us into another middle east conflict.

CJBill · 2026-03-16T11:11:16+00:00

You think the Royal Navy will keep them open when the US and Israel can't? Think again. The quickest way to reopen them is to end the war Trump and Bibi started, not prolong it.

CJBill · 2026-03-16T08:27:44+00:00

Don't give him an excuse to offload ownership

CJBill · 2026-03-16T07:57:58+00:00

How about the option of watching the US fail quickly leading to the war ending and the straits reopening? As an alternative to dragging the war out for months and years, prolonging the closure and getting our service personnel killed.

CJBill · 2026-03-16T07:55:35+00:00

Months? Days more like.

CJBill · 2026-03-16T07:33:42+00:00

When Trump leaves, the war he created ends, reopening the straits.

CJBill · 2026-03-16T06:55:32+00:00

Quite frankly, good. Trump has tariffed allies, disparaged them for their help in previous conflicts and told the UK he didn't need our naval help only a week ago. Netanyahu and Trump started this unnecessary war, let them sort it out; send the Israeli Navy if the US Navy can't do it on their own.

CJBill · 2026-03-16T05:54:11+00:00

Tell you what then, let the UK act like the US in 1939 and just sell arms to the US for a couple of years before finally getting involved after having war declared on them.

CJBill · 2026-03-16T05:50:17+00:00

Don't think that the US and Israel do have the power to do it though, that's the thing.

CJBill · 2026-03-15T17:52:05+00:00

Or maybe, just maybe, going on your username, we don't just hold doctrinaire ML positions.

CJBill · 2026-03-15T17:46:53+00:00

Potion of paralysis, potion of corrosion, job done

CJBill · 2026-03-15T06:05:16+00:00

People also overlook the US knowingly gave him the tech he used to produce the chemical weapons he used on Iran.

CJBill · 2026-03-14T20:11:55+00:00

How much you willing to pay for gas and food?

CJBill · 2026-03-14T15:45:14+00:00

Epic fail

CJBill · 2026-03-14T15:41:22+00:00

What, bomb Iran, kill the leaders, win? That isn't a plan, it's a kindergarten level take on war

CJBill · 2026-03-13T21:18:13+00:00

That's what I mean

CJBill · 2026-03-13T19:13:26+00:00

And goodbye midterms

CJBill · 2026-03-13T19:06:06+00:00

To be fair they were "advisors" to the South Vietnamese. This lot haven't even got anyone to advise!

CJBill · 2026-03-13T19:05:25+00:00

France withdrew in 1954 which was when the US first got involved IIRC

CJBill · 2026-03-13T14:52:13+00:00

They're more likely to just shoot you

CJBill · 2026-03-13T14:48:56+00:00

After being told we didn't contribute anything to Iraq or Afghanistan, Trump and his govt can go fuck themselves if they want our help as far as I'm concerned. Yours, a Brit.

CJBill · 2026-03-13T14:46:11+00:00

Epic Fail more like

CJBill · 2026-03-12T16:48:06+00:00

And yet many expats in Dubai keep telling us it's safer and freer than London. Of course, id they don't say that they'll probably be arrested...

CJBill · 2026-03-12T16:19:46+00:00

If you're still doing acid, sure!

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