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2026-02-20 Britain

Starmer not giving the US permission to use Diego Garcia base to strike Iran — report

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Posted by trailing wife 2026-02-20 2026-02-20 03:48|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1796 views ] Top
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1 ...SHORT VERSION: Fairford is out - not even DJT or Pete Hegseth are going to try and fly sorties out of the UK proper if they say no.

But DG is another matter entirely. We will fly and operate out of there and anybody who tries to scream about it will be told to sit down, shut up, and color.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2026-02-20 05:56|| 2026-02-20 05:56|| Front Page Top

2 Diego has been a safe haven in the past - I think that idea needs to be revisited before the next round of kinetic discussions.

Posted by Clem+Elmish4239 2026-02-20 07:49|| 2026-02-20 07:49|| Front Page Top

3 Perhaps it's time to release the Epstein files that implicate Starmer.

Posted by Chantry 2026-02-20 09:14|| 2026-02-20 09:14|| Front Page Top

4 Ignore him. Declare it a US territory.

Posted by Woodrow 2026-02-20 12:28|| 2026-02-20 12:28|| Front Page Top

5 Yep Woodrow. Seize the island.

Posted by DarthVader 2026-02-20 22:30|| 2026-02-20 22:30|| Front Page Top

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