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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days ago

Spain closes airspace to aircraft involved in Iran war, but US bases are being used in other ways

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Spain closes airspace to aircraft involved in Iran war, but US bases are being used in other ways

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days ago
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The Spanish government is walking a tightrope: it rejects involvement in a war it deems illegal, while still contributing to the defense of Turkey and Cyprus, in keeping with its commitments to NATO and the EU
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    Praises to Spain for that!

    Oh, how I wish our leaders had some balls, too, and do the right things.

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      @Zwuzelmaus my guess is that more would happen of they had ovaries.

      Edit to clarify: I’m pretty sure, we’d have fewer wars with more female leadership.

      And no, not from #fckafd, obvs.

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        Maybe, but it was Angela Merkel, the first female German chancellor, who declared the “security of israel” national interest of Germany.

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          @Successful_Try543 that doesn’t change anything in the current situation.

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          Most other leaders of great powers for that long start wars. Merkel just declaring something is rather mild in comparison.

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        That’s not impossible, in Denmark we have had a woman Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen the past four years.
        And Denmark is by far the strongest supporter in percentage of GDP of Ukraine.
        She has advocated strongly for support of Ukraine in EU:

        https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/24/denmark-outspends-everyone-on-ukraine-i-walked-the-streets-to-find-out-why/

        Although Estonia at number 2 now has a male PM, we should all know Kaja Kallas for her strong support of Ukraine as PM from 2021 to 2024.

        So needless to say, the evidence is clear that women are at least as good as the men to come to the aid in a fight for justice.

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    Do people living near US bases in Europe have a sense of heightened activity recently?

    For instance, the frequency of military planes near Ramstein Airbase in Germany seems to be increased.

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