You cucks bitching about DOD spending, here's why it's important

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The Royal Navy is too small to counter the potential threat from Iran, the defence minister has admitted. Tobias Ellwood told The Times: “The threats we’re facing are changing in front of us, the world is getting more complex. If we are wanting to continue to play this influential role on the international stage it will require further funding for our armed forces, not least the Royal Navy. Our Royal Navy is too small to manage our interests across the globe.”

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The news comes after it emerged that Tehran had ignored warnings from a British warship against seizing a UK-flagged tanker in the Gulf. The Stena Impero and her 23-strong crew are being held by Iranian forces after they were taken on Friday while passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The Guardian says the British government is facing accusations it had “failed to sufficiently guard its shipping in the Gulf.”

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What was once the most powerful maritime force in the world that ruled the seas for more than a century has been reduced to the point it can't manage to fend off a band of souped up Ski Nautiques full of fanatical goat frickers.

If you'd kindly sit over there in the corner and sip your pumpkin latte and STFU and let the rest of us worry about the big stuff.