Bases like RAF Fairford are a perfectly good example of the nonsense of the UK government on the war with Iran.

@Richard65 Again. It is an UK base only in name. The UK doesn't decide what goes on on American bases anywhere in the world regardless of what the sign says. And just because you don't like the facts doesn't mean they are not facts.

Again, Starmer made a statement to save face. They were flying before he said anything about it. If pretending otherwise makes you feel better so be it.

Again. What Trump gets offended by is irrelevant. The planes were flying regardless.

I am not the one trying to pretend facts are not real to protect the honour of Starmer.

Reality doesn't care if it is proceduraly correct. The US military doesn't ask permission. Just like the British Empire before it didn't ask permission. Whether you like it or not is irrelevant.

@KunsanVeteran I am trying to explain to another person here that if Starmer tried to say no to bomber sorties out of the UK that Strategic Air Command is not just going to politely pack up and go home.

The reality of foreign policy is Starmer can play ball or get run over.

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Oh I get that. And you are correct. I experienced this in every one of my deployments and my overseas assignments in PACAF. Nothing short of completely ejecting the US forces from the country would suffice.