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[-] Korkki@lemmy.ml 119 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Suez crisis for Britain was about UN, US and USSR not approving UK, Israel and France's shenanigans in Egypt and threatened to make shit difficult for them. Brits found this untenable and that made them back off. That was the whole humiliation. UK, the once great empire not being able to act with impunity on the world stage, when a third tier country takes it's strategically important shit, without asking their allies nicely first.

Hormuz is literally US begging for help to win a war that they started, didn't have to start, and now can't win. On the face of it, this is so much worse than Suez.

[-] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 34 points 2 weeks ago

Certainly more pathetic.

[-] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 23 points 2 weeks ago

On the face of it, this is so much worse than Suez.

If god wills it, may it destroy them

[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Imaginary friends can't do much.

[-] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

I'm an atheist but it's just expression. Calm down there lil buddy.

[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

An AK-47 is more effective

[-] Sam@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[-] egg1918@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

I'm this moment I am euphoric

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

and hopefully more impactful as a result.

[-] lil_tank@hexbear.net 77 points 2 weeks ago
[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 44 points 2 weeks ago

What makes a man turn neutral? brannigan-suspicious

[-] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 34 points 2 weeks ago

Erdogan of Europe. The Charentais melon Seller

[-] asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Erdoğan is the type of guy who rebels to his masters first, then accepts objectively far worse terms for the country—not for him and his stooges though.

[-] newacctidk@hexbear.net 77 points 2 weeks ago

Damn the Dutch and Chinese leaving us on "read" LMAO

[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 39 points 2 weeks ago

Chaebol Republic dropping a casual "k" and leaving it at that

[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 weeks ago

Dat is hoe wij rollen kindje

[-] JustSo@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

your language is so expressive and beautiful.

[-] Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 weeks ago
[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

Dit is hoe ik rol maat

[-] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 69 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly surprised Canada rejected

The US finally beat on them too much

[-] JustSo@hexbear.net 51 points 2 weeks ago

Pleasant surprise from Australia.

Low key wondering if our last federal election might in retrospect have unironically been "the most important election of your life."

Now evict pine gap.

[-] axont@hexbear.net 28 points 2 weeks ago

canada has like a dozen combat capable naval vessels and all of them would immediately get blown to pieces if they tried navigating through mines and drones. It's an easy rejection

[-] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago

I am reminded of that time practically all Canada's AFV collection got stuck on a single boat.

[-] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 66 points 2 weeks ago

Estonia volunteered! Get in there champ!

[-] Mindfury@hexbear.net 33 points 2 weeks ago
[-] BigBoyKarlLiebknecht@hexbear.net 22 points 2 weeks ago

It's hammer time heart-sickle

[-] asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

Typical Balltick Nazi-leftover behavior.

[-] JAPHacake@feddit.uk 57 points 2 weeks ago

Do you think Trump regrets his tariff flex now?

[-] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 62 points 2 weeks ago

I suspect Trump is not capable of regret. Or rational thought.

[-] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

Neither are his supporters, and the sycophants that surround him

actually wild how just 20 years ago literally every one of these countries would have jumped at the chance to do this with Iran, but they're all afraid of being hung out to dry now becuase alphamale chuds don't know how to do empire diplomacy

[-] Fossifoo@hexbear.net 30 points 2 weeks ago

As my great chancellor said: "They didn't even ask us beforehand and said they would need no help". So now they are miffed. You know, in the old world, we still follow decorum. You ask beforehand or afterwards for clean up but not in the middle of your mess of a job. It's not that they don't want, it just looks too bad.

[-] Orcocracy@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

About 24 years ago most of these countries didn’t follow the US to Iraq either. The big difference is the UK and Australia not going.

[-] Guamer@hexbear.net 34 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 72 points 2 weeks ago

Countries responding to Trump trying to gather a coalition of the willing to open the strait of Hormuz by force international-community-1:bugs-no:international-community-2

[-] Rey_McSriff@hexbear.net 51 points 2 weeks ago

Incredible emoji placement here

[-] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 35 points 2 weeks ago

Trump asked allies to make a joint fleet to protect shipping in the Gulf, and almost all of them said no because that would be suicide.

[-] axont@hexbear.net 20 points 2 weeks ago

i love sending expensive military boats into a narrow straight full of naval mines and patrolled by drones, especially if I'm a country with like 5 military boats

[-] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 2 weeks ago

In the words of someone from the North East ~ Shan on

[-] rottenmummy@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 weeks ago

Do we have source for this?

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 20 points 2 weeks ago

What did Greenland say? Denmark?

And I heard France told him to Fuck Off.

[-] Meltyheartlove@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago

Europe should ‌keep an open mind on helping to ensure freedom of navigation for ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz even if the continent did not support the U.S.-Israeli decision ​to go to war with Iran,

Even if we don't like ​what's going on, I think it's wise to keep an open mind on whether ‌Europe ... in ⁠some way can contribute, but with a view towards de-escalation

"We must face the world as it is, not as ​we want it to be," theory-gary He added Denmark had yet to receive any request from the U.S. for help. kitty-birthday-sad

[-] JustSo@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

Greenland has pledged its entire air force, sorry to say.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 2 weeks ago

So a couple of drones from Temu?

[-] asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

And who do you think will "help" the US? Türkiye.

I beg my comrades to kidnap me from here!

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