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Okinawa now? And 80 years ago? They all have modern missiles now and you get one guess to say who has more?

Really?

Did I say that it would not be problematic?

That's a bit low! Met my missus when she was 19 - 54 now!

For a young hot Thai girl in her teens I'd make it 3 little wooden canoes!

Article 50 was included in the Lisbon Treaty (the last one of a succession of these). Article 50 was worded so vaguely that there was no warning of the years of pain ahead trying to exit - like pulling a tooth out. The UK was not a founding member of the EEC and had no say in the first Treaty of Rome, where the intended route for the European Project was already hidden away within thousands of pages, with the most critical not fairly explained to the British people when Heath managed to hustle the UK in - Heath lied in 1972, so I blame him.

A few hours of exposure is nothing to professionally trained marines and soldiers.

I have to assume that by "major military power" you are referring to the US? Well America would certainly change everything but that would mean far more than just sending arms and equipment.

New goalposts please!

Nothing to do with the press - don't need links. The treaty doesn't mention senior partners but it does mention the goodwill that we didn't see any of. May was a remainer and so should never have been PM. The notion that Scotland would ultimately stay independent within the EU is amusing.

I hope you're right.

I hope that an invasion never happens but I do disagree. The Taiwan Strait itself is not an obstacle for China. The weather is actually moderate most of the time - these two brief “windows of attack” are mythical - the worst weather occurs when occasional typhoons are near - monsoon surges might cause brief delays but that's all. The distance is not a big issue at just a few hours sailing. The pictures of basalt columns on Penghu are interesting but inconsequential - an invasion effort would probably begin with a missile strike/bombing to flatten the islands, which might be bypassed in the first phase anyway, once disarmed. The terrain on much of the west coast of Taiwan (along about 200km in the southern part) is not as daunting as described, with numerous inlets, communities, farms and beaches with low-level quite flat land, not covered by high ground, which is far away to the east.

Britons had had nearly 50 years of EEC/EU membership experience to learn about it for themselves. Of course they were better informed. The withdrawal agreement and 'deal' was poor because it was basically dictated by the EU and May let them do it. The Lisbon Treaty did not detail all the rules and conditions that came up during the so-called "negotiations" - typical EU - the NI Unionists weren't expecting such difficulty either. Scottish loyalists know that staying in the EU would give Scotland far less independence in the long-term.

Not what I was meaning really. So I suppose you think that the Taiwan Strait is an obstacle for China?

But now we're out. I'd love to see the demographic details of these 1797 respondents.

This is Taiwan - not Ukraine - completely different. Just "sending" stuff will not be enough.

The result of the referendum itself proved that it was something that the majority of Britons wanted - they were far more aware of what the European project was really about than they were in the 1970's.

To me he's a hero.

After being an early supporter of the EEC, Thatcher was turning away from the EEC/EU by the late 80's, which did for her. politically. She was a Brexiteer long before 2016. Cameron would have known all that but trapped himself into the referendum possibility anyway. Well done DC.

Are you trying to trip me up?

You're right - there wasn't much substance to it.

After you.

True - it seems that the Democrat magic is very powerful.

He didn't have to say anything.

So much more? Sounds like a cheap ad.