Would that it were not so but, nutty, ineffectual and enamored of Islam Charles is next in line and will become King unless the queen designates someone else in his place.

Three news items this week tell you pretty much all you need to know about the once proud and capable British navy. News accounts this week report that the British government plans to cut the current shrunken and neglected fleet by half and also plans to suspend officer promotions for five years. The UK’s Independent yesterday “quoted the former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Alan West, (who) said British rules of engagement were “very much de-escalatory, because we don’t want wars starting … Rather than roaring into action and sinking everything in sight we try to step back and that, of course, is why our chaps were, in effect, able to be captured and taken away.” “ Could a better recipe for failure and irrelevance be concocted?

No doubt all the money saved will be diverted to welfare benefits for all the Muslim colonists currently occupying various parts of England—housing allowances, medical benefits and various subsidies for their multiple wives (officially listed as cousins, no doubt) and their many children, unemployment benefits so that the men can attend their Mosques–the better to hear Jihad–and refurbishment of more shuttered Anglican churches so they can serve as Muslim welcome centers– the Muslim community in Britain which produced the current crop of subway bombers.

Truly, short of a revolution, I don’t see how England can be saved. I used to think of the Royal family as a backup, ready to take over if the politicians made a complete mess of things but, hey, the royals are even more screwed up that the politicos and the next in line for the throne, Prince Charles, is a mobile cluster-f..k.

Rather like the reasoning of the LA rioters, that. “We can’t attack the cops, because they’d shoot us. We can’t burn the nice neighborhoods, because the cops wouldn’t let us get near them. So we’ll burn our own neighborhoods to the ground, the whole world will respect us then.”

Worked like a charm, of course. The best thing about being a leftist is never having to admit you’re wrong, because you can just redefine right and wrong however you like. Hey, at least the victimized minorities got to take revenge on Reginald Denny the Truck-Driving Oppressor, right?

You don’t read CDR Salamander then, and you also don’t compare conduct and training between the land forces and the Navy.

Carrier aviation is not what the navy is there for. If you want planes, you could get the air force. Navy’s there to do blockades, blow stuff up and under the water, and secure domination of the seas just as land forces must hold land.

You can’t get the experience of a real naval war in peacetime, which is what the US Navy is setup for right now. At this rate, we’ll be like Britain, we’ll scrap all our ships except for the carriers. I don’t think that’s something called war footing.

The navies have troubles that you just aren’t reading about, OldF.

I’m afraid the Royal Navy just ain’t what it used to be. It was announced in January that they’re scuttling half their fleet.

And while we’re on the topic Britain’s military, the number of Royal Marines, seamen, etc.— across the board— have been in serious decline since 2001. When you look at the MOD’s actual numbers, it’s downright depressing.

Yeah, he had some freedom, it appears. Might have to wait months to find out if he’d done the righ thing and, hell, he could be killed in the meantime.

In my experience, long-range commo equipment could always be counted on to crap out at the decisive moment. It appears the Brits’ is better. Too bad.

Watch the video. If you do not see it nothing I can do for you.

“Very simple answer. Bush is our president. If he does something illegal and objectionable, it reflects badly on us. If the President of Iran were to do something illegal or objectionable, it does not reflect on us, as we US voters did not elect him.”

I’ll somewhat accept that, even though I think you are stretching quite a bit there (I can not prove it, but I rather suspect you would hold the same views no matter where you lived). Now, how about those in Britain, Sweden, France, and the rest of the ones doing it?