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Britain
Britain's plan to hand over 'unsinkable aircraft carrier' island in the Indian Ocean to Chinese ally Mauritius sparks row with US
2023-05-21
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Diego Garcia is likely to be handed to Mauritius as part of a sovereignty transfer

  • The US has raised concerns about the plans due to the island's military hardware

  • The base, leased to the US Navy, is home to some 1,700 military personnel
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Posted by:Skidmark

#8  In the U.S., any lease or rental agreements survive a sale.
Posted by: Crusader   2023-05-21 15:29  

#7  The British government has extended the lease of the US military base on Diego Garcia

Not too different than the lease on Cuba, eh?
Transferable with ownership.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-05-21 15:03  

#6  "Foreign Office lawyers have advised that an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice saying that the UK should return the islands to Mauritius, which has been endorsed by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, means that a negotiated settlement will need to be found.

A source said: 'The legal advice is that we have to roll over to avoid a prolonged legal case..."

In sum, strategic military and defense bases and assets needed to counter China's growing regional dominance, which threatens the balance of power worldwide, must be subordinate to avoiding prolonged legal wrangling in meaningless world court proceedings! YJCMTSU, but it is proof the West is now led by ignorant, frightened children.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-05-21 10:54  

#5  WebNov 17, 2016 · The British government has extended the lease of the US military base on Diego Garcia, an Indian Ocean island, for a further 20 years. Tell the UK to go f itself. A deal is a deal.
Posted by: Slavising Unineting5672   2023-05-21 10:36  

#4  Guess the brits get the last laugh: we get Harry and Princess Attention Whore AND kicked off DeGar.
Hope we are smart enough to de-mil the entire base when we leave.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2023-05-21 09:18  

#3  /\ Right you are, and yet another in a long list of pi** poor choices.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-05-21 08:10  

#2  It's their property, it's their choice.
Posted by: magpie   2023-05-21 08:08  

#1  Absolutely shocking! Perfidious Albion at her very best. Yet another territorial abdication to the communists ?

If only former PM Harold Wilson could be here. He'd be so very proud.

Posted by: Besoeker   2023-05-21 07:36  

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