Britain is a sinking ship and the bad news is we are its passengers |
AS the Second World War was ending, Hitler was reported to have ordered non-existent troops into battle.
Keir Starmer is no Hitler, but he too appears somewhat deluded about the numbers and capabilities of his armed forces.
When an Iranian-made drone hit a British military base in Cyprus on March 1, Starmer ordered a British warship to sail to the island.
Ten days later, it finally got moving and it is scheduled to reach Cyprus in the next few days – two weeks after Starmer’s order.
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Legend has it that when Sir Francis Drake was told the Spanish Armada was in sight, he said he had time to finish his game of bowls before engaging with it.
Had the Iranians been told that Starmer was sending a single ship, they could have taken a fortnight’s holiday before expecting it.
Britain now apparently rues the waves, despite having ruled them for so long.
This effective collapse of its navy illustrates how Great Britain has become Second Rate Britain.
Even if public opinion had not prevented Starmer from directly entering Trump’s latest war, he would have been unable to make any meaningful military contribution to it.
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