13 Jan 2013 18:50:27
Ed the press seem to be making a big deal about the UK sending these cargo planes to Africa to help out the French, do you think they are setting it up for one of these birds to come down ?
Jonty
13 Jan 2013 20:28:13
I thought it was a bit dodgy, if their only providing transport services why all the fuss.
And how come all the fuss over Mali? No-one bothered with Somalia for years.
I thought it was a bit dodgy, if their only providing transport services why all the fuss.
And how come all the fuss over Mali? No-one bothered with Somalia for years.
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One has broken down in France. It's on the BBC site now.
Surrendering French air thought to be the cause.
Khakipillowslip
Surrendering French air thought to be the cause.
Khakipillowslip
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15 Jan 2013 00:52:13
Have to agree with the other guy why all this sudden rush over mali? Does it have huge natural resources? Oil? Diamonds? Gold pressed latinum? Doesn't look to be a particularly strategic looking place compared to say egypt or somalia. And whats with the french rushing into military action, usually you can't shift them even when it is UN sanctioned. Anyone think there's more to this.
Have to agree with the other guy why all this sudden rush over mali? Does it have huge natural resources? Oil? Diamonds? Gold pressed latinum? Doesn't look to be a particularly strategic looking place compared to say egypt or somalia. And whats with the french rushing into military action, usually you can't shift them even when it is UN sanctioned. Anyone think there's more to this.
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Mali is an ex french colony so the french are getting all pissy about it, as for us helping with transport they're our allies so we don't really have much of a choice but to assist them. Maybe one day they will return the favour.
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Yeah we could borrow the French navy for the 8000 mile trip to the south Atlantic, think they'd return the favour?
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