NO, NO, NO! IT’S CONSIDERABLY MORE IDIOTIC THAN THAT, AS THE COMMENTS SHOW: If I’m following correctly, the British government: 1. Gave up an island it owned for no reason other than woke virtue signaling 2. Realized it needed the military base on that island 3. Is now desperate to buy a lease from the new owners to operate that base, at any price, having given up all negotiating leverage.
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