THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Iain Macwhirter) - Starmer’s Latest Political Snafu: The Iran War
The Labour prime minister’s indecision and the abject state of the British military have created an embarrassing display. The post Starmer’s Latest Political Snafu: The Iran War appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Starmer’s Latest Political Snafu: The Iran War The Labour prime minister’s indecision and the abject state of the British military have created an embarrassing display. UK Special Coverage Forty-four years ago, Margaret Thatcher sent a British task force 8,000 miles to liberate the Falkland Islands. They had been invaded by Argentina. Last week Britain wasn’t even able to send a frigate to protect British personnel and their families in Akrotiri in Cyprus against Iranian drones. The HMS Dragon was still in dock in Portsmouth even as Iran was attacking the UK’s base on the Mediterranean island. The…Open