
Originally Posted by
Viking01
Then this last week, Trump let the UK bulldog off the chain. Intent
on demonstrating that the UK still rules the waves, er, waives the
rules, a few squaddies decided to hijack an oil tanker off Gibralter.
I'm sure that it was all just a wind-up. Just a bit of harmless fun.
But, concerned the Iranians might have lost their sense of humour
(and might target one of the UK's own tankers currently in the Gulf),
the UK asked if their tanker could hide behind a US warship while it
passed through the strait of Hormuz. Just in case.
20/20 foresight.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
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