Belize 1990
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I wonder how sorry some people are that we left Belize, probably to satisfy the bean counters, despite still having interests in that area. The French and Dutch kept garrisons in the area and consequently they had the wherewithall to respond to the recent hurricane disaster. Not us though. We rely on deploying from UK which all takes time and gives the media the excuse, not that they need one, to describe our response as "pathetic" and "too little, too late." If we had kept a small presence in Belize with some pre-positioned stores, we could have responded as quickly as the French and Dutch. Short term thinking rules - OK
The press coverage has mostly been uninformed b******s.
CROMWELLMAN,perhaps you should look at `google earth`,and measure the distances involved from Belize to the Islands,;shortest direct is 1600nm,pretty route via SAmerica is 2600nm.Fine if there happens to be a C130/Voyager/A400 in the area,but then you are jeopardising the aircraft flying into/around a hurricane.Not only that,but you have to clear with many countries to overfly,diplomatically,several of whom are not necessarily friendly having foreign military on their doorstep.
Could the HLS be Banana Bank?
The Pumas returned with a couple of dets in 2005 and explored the country ISO 3 Yorks - there were a few hotels and a horse riding ranch surrounding this HLS deep in the jungle.
The Pumas returned with a couple of dets in 2005 and explored the country ISO 3 Yorks - there were a few hotels and a horse riding ranch surrounding this HLS deep in the jungle.
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CROMWELLMAN,perhaps you should look at `google earth`,and measure the distances involved from Belize to the Islands,;shortest direct is 1600nm,pretty route via SAmerica is 2600nm.Fine if there happens to be a C130/Voyager/A400 in the area,but then you are jeopardising the aircraft flying into/around a hurricane.Not only that,but you have to clear with many countries to overfly,diplomatically,several of whom are not necessarily friendly having foreign military on their doorstep.