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muriel_volestrangler

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20. But we are not currently close to the US invading Greenland

Reply to stollen (Reply #19)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 06:19 PM

Feb 2026

so "The UK is close to kicking out the US from bases here per Greenland" is wrong. There was no public talk from the government about kicking them out (they never got specific about what they might do if the US did invade).

"The US was not allowed to use British bases to invade Greenland either." It didn't try, so this was also untested.

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PM Starmer still in office but power has been removed [View all] stollen Feb 2026 OP

The hatred for shithole and comrades is growing around the world............... Lovie777 Feb 2026 #1

I don't take sides with the Brits on Starmer stollen Feb 2026 #2

Austerity doesn't help center left politicians win elections AZProgressive Feb 2026 #5

Isn't the monarchy supposed to be neutral? stollen Feb 2026 #9

The chances of Andrew having access to state secrets are nil Emrys Feb 2026 #21

Oil and gas people lately stollen Feb 2026 #25

He was doomed the moment he became PM. RandySF Feb 2026 #3

Worse than in the US?? stollen Feb 2026 #7

I don't think there's the remotest chance of anyone attempting to bring down the monarchy muriel_volestrangler Feb 2026 #11

If participation in a global pedophile ring.and stollen Feb 2026 #15

Perhaps you overestimate how much the British identify Andrew as a central part of the monarchy muriel_volestrangler Feb 2026 #18

Andrew was not always Eric Trump stollen Feb 2026 #23

Nonono. After he left the Navy, his standing and reputation accelerated downhill Emrys Feb 2026 #26

Yes, now I recall. Thanks for that. stollen Feb 2026 #28

Supporters of the Royal Family come up with all sorts of reasons for keeping it Emrys Feb 2026 #30

If not "hero" then "on the cusp of barely respectable" stollen Feb 2026 #31

Replacing Starmer is the best thing Labour could do Emrys Feb 2026 #22

The Labor Party JBTaurus83 Feb 2026 #4

Thanks for your assessment stollen Feb 2026 #6

And there lies the rub, as the Bard would say DFW Feb 2026 #8

Individual country politics aside, as scary as they are, stollen Feb 2026 #13

You're quoting the Tory leader there muriel_volestrangler Feb 2026 #10

Brexit turned out to be a big mistake stollen Feb 2026 #12

The big elephant in the room is Brexit, or more to the point, OnDoutside Feb 2026 #14

No, we are not "close to kicking out the US from bases here per Greenland" muriel_volestrangler Feb 2026 #17

Had the US military invaded Greenland, stollen Feb 2026 #19

But we are not currently close to the US invading Greenland muriel_volestrangler Feb 2026 #20

Not today. stollen Feb 2026 #29

The last good UK PM was Jim Hacker! 😉 SocialDemocrat61 Feb 2026 #16

All UK Prime Ministers have been unpopular in recent years JI7 Feb 2026 #24

Much of the country realises that stollen Feb 2026 #27