Subject: Re: The state of the Royal Navy

The UK sent a total of 43 warships along with about ~84 other ships (127 total)…

…to the Falklands in 1982.

By the way, I remember an article in Newsweek at that time, talking about the RN, words to the effect "a navy rescued from the scrap heap and the auction block". Their new carrier, Invincible, had been put up for sale, and Australia accepted the bargain basement offer price. Several destroyers and frigates were to be scrapped without replacement. The Royal Marines amphibious force was on the brink of being disbanded, and the two assault ships were to be scrapped.

This drawdown was in accordance with the 1981 White Paper. Who ruled in 81? Maggie Thacher and the Tories.

1981 Defence White Paper

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

When Bush #43 invoked Article 5 and asked for help in Afghanistan, who stood up bigly? Tony Blair, Labour Party. Canada, under the Liberal government of Jean Chrétien stood up too, but you would never know it, to hear USian media talk about that war.

Steve