Despite the shrill forecasts from Fox News and the Bush Regime, the 3rd World War misses its Armageddon date thanks to Iran’s freeing 15 British marines and sailors. They said upon reaching safety that they were well treated by the Iranian nation. Some UK newspapaers descried that the prisoners had been forced to wear badly-tailored suits upon exiting from their captivity.
Guess their uniforms were gamey after 15 days of imprisonment, but the entire episode brings up a question of Britain’s naval policy.
After all these soldiers were caught in the open sea riding dinghies.
What happened to ruling the waves?
For the first time in 250 years France has a greater navy than the British and the Parliament proposes to mothball a great part of the destroyer fleet, which at 25 ships stands at half the size of the Japanese Navy.
The sun sets on the Empire, except in the Caribbean, UK, Gibraltar, and maybe some obscure military bass around the world. Does the Queen Mary or the QEII count as a troop ships?
Will there always be an England?