Originally Posted by
ORAC
The current position of offering to send a RN destroyer to provide AD cover to the Charles de Gaulle, against an enemy without an offensive air capability, is a craven token gesture to save face whilst proving no real support.
FWIW, having the destroyer there provides a bit more than just AD for the de Gaulle. The
simple for the media to digest sound byte barely covers what putting forces in the area can achieve or abet.
As to moderate freedom fighters ... can whomever the Saudis send money to really be moderate?
