Different situation. The UK's attitude to war is completely different when it doesn't involve putting soldiers physically on the ground in direct combat. You can get UK involvement in anything as long as it's just using the Navy and the RAF. If you intend to use the Army public reaction is completely different.
I think this is because the British public view it as "intervention" or supporting someone else's fight when it's just shooting some missiles whereas when you're putting people in direct combat then it's perceived as "war".
Yes but any actual activity from an alliance intended to oppose China would generate a full blown war against an opponent that can retaliate in all possible ways.
I seriously do not think the British public will have the same reaction to it. Perhaps I should revise my earlier statement -- the British public has no problem with using our military as long as it is in a situation where NO members of our military are put at risk. Libya represented that for us as there was no risk to our ships or our planes. China on the other hand does not, even if we could avoid sending troops (I don't think we could) there would still be an inherent loss of ships and planes. The British will ask, "What for? What has this got to do with us? Why put our lives at risk when China are just fucking up their own people?" (however wrong that is).
They'll support whatever... As long as it doesn't come with loss of life. If that occurs then support disappears.
Different situation. The UK's attitude to war is completely different when it doesn't involve putting soldiers physically on the ground in direct combat. You can get UK involvement in anything as long as it's just using the Navy and the RAF. If you intend to use the Army public reaction is completely different.
I think this is because the British public view it as "intervention" or supporting someone else's fight when it's just shooting some missiles whereas when you're putting people in direct combat then it's perceived as "war".
I hate to break it to you, but the army probably doesn’t have much of a role in the SCS. That’s all navy and airforce.
Yes but any actual activity from an alliance intended to oppose China would generate a full blown war against an opponent that can retaliate in all possible ways.
I seriously do not think the British public will have the same reaction to it. Perhaps I should revise my earlier statement -- the British public has no problem with using our military as long as it is in a situation where NO members of our military are put at risk. Libya represented that for us as there was no risk to our ships or our planes. China on the other hand does not, even if we could avoid sending troops (I don't think we could) there would still be an inherent loss of ships and planes. The British will ask, "What for? What has this got to do with us? Why put our lives at risk when China are just fucking up their own people?" (however wrong that is).
They'll support whatever... As long as it doesn't come with loss of life. If that occurs then support disappears.
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