•  Zworf   ( @Zworf@beehaw.org ) 
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    10 months ago

    It’s also the Americans IMO. The British were just doing it to provide the Americans with a base at Diego Garcia. Vassal state and all. Are the British free of blame? Absolutely not, but they didn’t do this of their own accord. I think both parties share the blame.

    UN resolutions or not I doubt they will give this up especially now with China’s expanding influence in that region. It’s not that close to China but it’s a pretty serious midway point for refuelling.

    PS I had no idea that the .io domain was for BIOT, thanks.