Sooty25 wrote:The tax BAE and its staff pays, contributes towards the ambulance that may pick you up one day, and our ailing health service, you know, the services suffering whilst all the "snowflakes" buy their christmas presents through Amazon who promptly strip the profit out of the UK.
Paultheparaglider wrote:I wonder how Saudi Arabia will respond.
With any luck the Saudi's response will be "I'll call your 24 Typhoons and raise you another 24 Typhoons"
I very much doubt it, Sooty.
My post wasn't intended as a negative, just a touch of realism. There has in recent months been a very sensitive standoff between Qatar, supported by Iran, on the one side, and the Saudis, Emirates, and Egypt on the other. I've attached a link below which adds a little meat to the bones:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 11016.htmlThis has resulted in Qatar, amongst other things, being banned from big swathes of airspace around them. The situation is undoubtedly delicate.
Taking into account that the Saudis have historically been a major market for UK defence exports, I see it as entirely likely there will be some backlash here.
By the way, I'm a former employee of BAe myself, and wish them well.