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muriel_volestrangler

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3. Ah, that explains why his bullshit on Truth Social mentioned RAF Fairford, despite that being a long way

Reply to Mr. Sparkle (Original post)

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 10:38 AM

Thursday

from the Indian Ocean and the Chagos Islands.

"...Should Iran decide not to make a Deal, it may be necessary for the United States to use Diego Garcia, and the Airfield located in Fairford ..."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/chagos-island-deal-timeline-trump-starmer-uk

(that link, by the way, documents Trump's flip-flops on Diego Garcia - he's been for the transfer, then against, then for (as recently as Tuesday morning), and now against again.)

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