How Not To Conduct War Games Between France And Britain

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Navy Landed With £2Million Bill As 'War Games' In Red Sea Are Torpedoed By The French -- Daily Mail

* Royal Marines forced to cancel biggest amphibious landing for a decade
* Navy had spent £1 million in fuel on getting to the Red Sea
* Another £1 million spent to reach the Gulf of Oman for new exercise

The Royal Marines have been forced to cancel their biggest amphibious landing for more than a decade after their French allies pulled out.

The Navy had spent £1 million in fuel getting to the Red Sea when the operation was called off - and it cost another £1 million to reach the Gulf of Oman, where a new exercise was hastily arranged for the Marines.

More than 1,500 commandos had been in training to storm the shoreline of Djibouti - with 500 French ‘Troupes de Marine’ ready to back them up.

Navy sources said the decision to cancel was taken by the French after a breakdown in relations over ‘administrational issues’.

The Royal Marines are said to have responded furiously as Exercise Djibouti Lion had taken a year to set up.

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My Comment: Talk about a major SNAFU .... and no explanation from the French (so typical).