On the other hand, everyone seems to have forgotten the most recent history of ´territorial´ threats to Spain, (; as late as 2002.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perejil_Island If that´s not hilarious, you can go for pathetic here: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6kl74r http://www.revistanaval.com/blimdanet/historias/actualidad/perejil.htm
There were some foreign soldiers who put up a tent and a flag!, there were rumors of heretic goats being dropped off to graze there.... no PP government could have ignored such bellicose ambitions. What would Spain have done without a ´strong´ navy?
I can only imagine that the UK govt. wants the same protection for its postal boxes in Guernsey. Makes sense to ´them´. Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.
Since Spanish Soil in Africa is under threat of Invasions that can be seen off by a handful of commandos landed by an inflatable boat dropped off by a fast patrol boat?
Indeed, given the number of tiny African enclaves that Spain claims sovereignty over, the "all the eggs in one basket" approach makes even less sense. A swarm of missile boats with the ability to drop off commando teams would be a far more effective way of maintaining control of a half dozen enclaves on the edges of Morocco. I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.
In the Spanish case, I cannot imagine any strategic plan or future vision, other than business/tradition as usual, to have that kind of ship. I hope we can outgrow those 20th century manias soon. Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.
