The British government just can’t seem to make up its mind. First, Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to play tough guy on the world stage, refusing to let the United States use its airfields during Operation Epic Fury. Now, all of a sudden, he’s had a so-called “change of heart.” The UK will partially open the doors for American B-2 stealth bombers to land at Royal Air Force bases in Britain and even on the island of Cyprus. Funny how quickly the globalist crowd starts to help once they realize the heavy lifting is still up to the United States.
It’s just another episode in the endless saga of European leaders taking for granted the security that America provides. They virtue-signal about being independent but, when things get real, they run back behind the protection of U.S. firepower. British officials at first tried to look anti-American for their elite friends, then caved when the pressure became too much. Weakness doesn’t become strength just because you changed your mind at the last minute.
What’s really going on here? Starmer and his liberal government care more about winning points with global organizations and the leftist press than about true national security. Denying American access to UK military bases was nothing but a stunt to look “different” from the past—until reality hit. Can anyone trust a leader who only does the right thing after he gets caught out?
At the end of the day, American B-2 bombers are about to touch down on British soil because the world knows only the U.S. has the will and strength to get things done. The left in both America and Europe will always find a way to criticize us. But they’re the first ones calling for American help when their grand plans crash and burn. The so-called allies in London don’t know if they’re coming or going.
Maybe next time, instead of playing political games, these so-called world leaders could show some backbone from the start. Or would that be just too much to ask from today’s crop of virtue-signaling elites?
Source: Redstate
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