howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#1
A lot of waffling with Lord Howard making reference to the Falklands despite us not having anything like the size of Navy we had then. The Defence Secretary vows to defend Gibraltar in the same week he has hinted about a reduction in the number of Royal Marines.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39472207Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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#2
Four days in and talk of war already.
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John Buckley
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#3
No need for a "war" I think, just threaten them with putting a stop on importing their bloody awful tasteless fruit and veg!
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#4
John Buckley wrote:No need for a "war" I think, just threaten them with putting a stop on importing their bloody awful tasteless fruit and veg!
Quite right and while we are at it we tell the French where to stick their Golden bleeding Delicious apples.
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Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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#5
Totally mischievous twaddle in the press.
DO look at signatories of Helsinki Accord + Article 3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki_Accords
Next.
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Button
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#6
I am pleased that Mrs Thatcher showed resolve concerning the Falklands (howsoever that 1980s situation came about) and also that Mr Howard remembers it. For my taste he could have appeared somewhat less gleeful in his recollection of what was, after all, an armed conflict.
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Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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#7
He was trying to sound tough but betraying fear.
We British are more frightened by Brexit than we like to admit and need to stop harking back to standing alone in 1940 and drawing parallels.
That was against one country, not 27.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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#8
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#9
Can always rely on the "Sun" for a balanced view.
Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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#10
OFGS that is self-parody even by The Sun's standards. We are in for a rude awakening and will end up with our tails between our legs.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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#12
we could all ways do this.instead.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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#13
I wonder if Cadiz is still flammable?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_C%C3%A1diz
(FWIW I'm actually off to Seville next week for Holy Week + the start of the bull fighting season. I'll TRY not to mention Gibralter.
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Bob Whysman
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#14
You're a bit late Brian they've already been.........15 years too early!
https://www.rt.com/uk/383491-spain-gibraltar-invasion-war/Do nothing and nothing happens.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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#15
More high quality journalism from your soaraway Sun!
And what do you think that the fact that this comic is our best selling 'newspaper' says about our nation? I despair.
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Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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#16
Proof of how little progress the human race has really made.
For all the veneer of social liberalism, we are still the same old aggressive, territorial apes. And always will be. Until someone causes the inevitable nuclear war.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#17
Captain Haddock wrote: I'll TRY not to mention Gibralter.
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It might be worth finding out what the average Spaniard thinks about the Gibraltar rather than hearing the political rhetoric which is all we ever hear.
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Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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#18
I imagine they want it back, a bit like if the Spanish owned Dover.
Although I can see some upsides to that.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#19
The average Spaniard would be much more interested in the future of their country should the Catalans get their independence.
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
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#20
My Spanish friends are of the general opinion that the rock is British and couldn't give a Barbary ape about it, they believe it is just the government postulating, much like katie Hopkins being controversial to get attention for herself.
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