Originally Posted by TSR2Eeagle
Not forgetting the 175 aircraft permanently assigned to the US Navy's Sixth Fleet in the Med, which would make any deployment by the RAF to enforce a NFZ somewhat insiginificant...
Any British offering is likely to seem insignificant militarily when compared to the scale of the US forces, but politically, that's another thing.
We do also offer certain niche capabilities and reputations, mind you.