Red-faced ensign: Brits play ‘chase the French’ into US Gulf mission

Red-faced ensign: Brits play ‘chase the French’ into US Gulf mission

America initially did not invite the British Navy to take part in the flotilla that is flexing its muscles in the Persian Gulf, but later granted the chance – only after Paris got Washington to let it send a vessel to Iranian shores.
­The British Government “was basically forced to plead with Washington for the Navy to be allowed to tag along,” an unnamed diplomatic source revealed to British Telegraph.

Primarily, Washington planned to get the job done with its own navy without appealing to the allies, who unanimously announced considerable defense budget cuts once the global crisis looked into their windows. Obviously, America considered its allies are unable to provide anything of practical military value to operation “Scare Tehran Stiff”.... MORE

Source:  RT.com

URL: http://rt.com/news/british-navy-persian-gulf-671/