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Re:The reasons HMS Queen Elizabeth has two ‘islands’ by gaius on Monday August 14, 2017 @01:53PM (#15010781)
Really? Multiple carrier groups, plus ground contingents from the Army and Marines, plus the Air Force are unable to "control" Iraq or Afghanistan...
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Re:The reasons HMS Queen Elizabeth has two ‘islands’ by StudyAnimal on Monday August 14, 2017 @03:15PM (#15011774)
I am no military genius, but Iraq and Afghanistan sound larger, more complex, and not as commandable by sea as a typical canal.
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Re:The reasons HMS Queen Elizabeth has two ‘islands’ by gaius on Monday August 14, 2017 @04:00PM (#15012267)
Perhaps you are unaware of the events of 1956 when the combined forces of Britain and France failed to hold the Suez Canal?
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Re:The reasons HMS Queen Elizabeth has two ‘islands’ by ryanwaggoner on Monday August 14, 2017 @08:59PM (#15014470)
Perhaps you're unaware of the power that a US Navy carrier group has in 2017 :)
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Re:The reasons HMS Queen Elizabeth has two ‘islands’ by gaius on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @03:23AM (#15016186)
It's all relative, no?
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