Subject: Re: The state of the Royal Navy
And the US sent nothing. So much for "being there" for NATO allies. But it was different when Kuwait was invaded. That mattered to the money interests. And there was papa Bush "this will not stand".
Au contraire, mon ami.
The US sent over 2 million gallons of fuel, reloaded their Tomahawk missiles and gave them intelligence and targeting information.
Reagan set back Latin American relations several years with that move but he felt like he had to stand with the Brits.