Comments by "David Houseman" (@davidhouseman4328) on "EXCLUSIVE: RAF Middle East Commander Says IS Threat Is Fading" video.

  1. Seemed a good level of person to interview, not too politician, not too grunt. Nice video.
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  2. It's to not give legitimacy to terrorists. Find something real to complain about it.
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  3. Maybe refresh your own knowledge. Tempest, Typhoons replacement is aiming for 2035. The most recent Typhoons are only a couple of years old.
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  4. Typhoons are too. It's essentially training.
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  5. About £50k.
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  6. The UK did mention East Africa in it's recent defence review. It would tend to focus more on countries it has historic links with (Kenya is the likely base we will spread from) but with Mozambique being part of the Commonwealth you might see British involvement.
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  7.  Duke Tango  North Korea historically was about China, not nukes. Burma don't have nukes?
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  8.  @apocalypticweasel9078  Didn't want to just write "Yes I was wrong, they will be flying Typhoons in 10 years time"?
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  9.  @sshep86  Missiles end up going out of date and you have to dispose of them. It's also useful to test fire them every now and again. If we were using dozens the cost would be an issue but an odd one isn't.
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  10. Op Shader started in 2014.
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  11. It depends what you mean by genuine, national interest is always part of the consideration, a government wouldn't be doing it job without that. But the UK is active in Africa.
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