Thursday, September 2, 2010

Despite British Denials, More Talk Of Britain And France Sharing Aircraft Carriers

Merge Our Proud Navy With The Feeble French? Whoever Dreamt That One Up Should Walk The Plank -- The Daily Mail

There was something very instructive about the state of this country's sea defences on the Royal Navy's official website last night.

As you might imagine, the overall site looks very impressive, and there are lots of pictures of ships and Royal Marines and managerial buzz-phrases such as 'Modern and Relevant'.

However, when I clicked on the box labelled 'Why do we need a Navy', up popped the words: 'Error 404: Sorry, the page you requested was not found.'

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More News On Britain - France Sharing Aircraft Carriers

MoD denies UK and France could share aircraft carriers -- BBC
France and Britain in talks on warship timeshare -- AFP
Plans to combine British and French navies to be discussed in Paris this week. -- The Telegraph
Barking mad! Storm of protest over controversial call for Royal Navy to share aircraft carriers with the French -- The Daily Mail
Report: UK, France closer to carrier sharing deal -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Britain, France mull plan to pool naval forces -- Polijam Times
France, UK in talks on warship timeshare -- Sydney Morning Herald/AFP
Britain and France 'may share carriers' -- Defense Management
Britain and France to pool naval forces? -- UPI
D'ya Need The Aircraft Carrier Today, Honey? -- Forbes
U.K. and France Must Bury Age-Old Animosities at Sea -- Wall Street Journal
To share or not to share -- Jeff Taylor, Economic Voice

My Comment: Thank God Lord Nelson is not around to see this discussed .... let alone happening. Alas .... times change .... and British - French relations .... after centuries of war and conflict .... this is now all history, with fights and brawls isolated over football/soccer games, and the odd derogatory comment from the other side.

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