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Lots to think about there - I think the RN may suddenly find itself assuming a lot higher priority in funding if the UK wishes to remain a serious player in the eyes of the US.
As ever, blog piece on this issue at the link - Thin Pinstriped Line: Repositioning the Legions - the USN in 2020

With any luck a draw down of USN in the Atlantic should shame us into enlarging our own footprint in the area. I believe the RN picked up the slack in the Atlantic during parts of the Cold War so that Uncle Sam could concentrate on his troubles in SE Asia. We now need to get back to the level where we can effectively do the same again, albeit for the long term this time.

This announcement seems to confirm that the US and China are heading towards a Pacific themed cold war, so with that in mind, isn't it high time the UK ended its "5 power defence agreement" over Singapore? We need to ensure we don't get dragged into this one. Unlike others, we just about managed to extract ourselves from the Far East in a dignified manner, so let's look after number one for a change and ensure good business sense takes priority over any outdated notions of loyalty.

The Fremantle Chamber of Commerce is delighted at the idea of more USN ship visits-- and so are all the brothels.

All the same, if we're moving into a world where a computer hacker in China can disable a power station in Birmingham with one key stroke, what's the point of having a Navy?

All we need is a govt. that would rather invest in defence than in tax-breaks for donors, and free houses for scrotes.

I might learn Russian.

Mmmm Sounds a bit ominous. The reason why the US fleet was at Pearl Harbour is beacause they had been forward based from the US West coastbecause of the rising Japaneese threat.

Good for the US I say, let the Europeans look after their own back yard. And shame on us for not doing so.

Head hanging in shame.

Originally Posted by littlejim

The Fremantle Chamber of Commerce is delighted at the idea of more USN ship visits-- and so are all the brothels.

All the same, if we're moving into a world where a computer hacker in China can disable a power station in Birmingham with one key stroke, what's the point of having a Navy?

For rescuing tax dodging ex pat Brits who find themselves stuck in anti British foreign climes, who suddenly remember their love of all things British when the local fuzzies kick off.

Originally Posted by Biscuits_AB

For rescuing tax dodging ex pat Brits who find themselves stuck in anti British foreign climes, who suddenly remember their love of all things British.

On that note old chap, could you arrange for them to pick me up? I don't even need dropping back to Britain. Hawaii will do.

They can run me back in two weeks.


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Maybe the USA is getting ready to tap into their own vast oil resources and are merely redeploying their Navy to protect their shipping routes to China when they start selling it all to the wee yellow men, they've given them everything else.

Taking tongue out of cheek, much has been said about the US Naval repositioning though it's not as if they're leaving a void in the Atlantic/Med/Indian Ocean - the 40% of their fleet remaining in that area is still a match for any potential aggressors - including the Russians.