[EternalVigilance]

[autumnraine]

Wow, did we have a history flashback? Spain and Britain having a naval clash!

[Red_Devil 232]

To bad the Brits will not defend their homeland from the hoards like they are defending this outpost!

[cranked]

Once again, amother confirmation that the Spanish Government is wacko and another attempt to deflect Spanish public attention from the mounting serious social and political crises’ in Spain.

[Paladin2]

Why can’t Spain just come and reclaim Cuba?

[Titus-Maximus]

Two bald men fighting over a comb.

[johniegrad]

The last thing we need now is NATO members fighting each other.

[Last Dakotan]

The Royal Navy still has Warships? Who knew?

[Landru]

"Royal Navy warships have forced heavily armed Spanish ships to retreat from British waters around Gibraltar."

HA!!
Say what you will about the Brits, they still know how to run a navy.

Strange, one would've thought the Spaniards would've learned their lesson, and more than just once.

Then again Spain's a socialist state these days; so, guess the *bold* display of abject stupidity makes sense.

[LongElegantLegs]

Maturin’s going to be pissed...

[IbJensen]

The Brits under their clueless socialist leaders (our socialist leader is a genius) couldn’t wipe out the New York State National Guard, let alone intimidate neo-socialist Spain.

[gscc]

Britain had little to risk. The moslem terrorists recently proved the Spaniards will run with their tail between their legs if they are challenged.

[sjmjax]

I’d suggest the Spainish Government consider how a similar move by Argentina worked out.

[rawhide]

Interesting history and facts (I always thought Gibraltar was an island just off the coast of Spain): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar

[Jonny foreigner]

Royal Navy warships have forced heavily armed Spanish ships to retreat from British waters around Gibraltar...

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Sorry but this whole story sounds like a little unimportant incident which has been totally hyped by some “news” reporters. let me guess how they forced them to retreat... the spanish “heavily armed armada” ;-) achieved a phone call to please turn away because they have been in british waters.
End of story

[Skooz]

Aren’t the Spanish about 0 - 435 versus the Royal Navy?

I lost count around 1820.

[exDemMom]

When I was stationed in Spain in the early 80s, Americans were not allowed to travel directly to Gibraltar because of the ongoing feud between Spain and England. We had to go to Morocco and take a ferry to visit Gibraltar. During my stay, relations between England and Spain thawed somewhat, and Americans were then allowed to walk across the bridge to Gibraltar (Spaniards could drive).

Nice to see some things never change...

[One_who_hopes_to_know]

The French have offered a plan whereby they would oversee the area as an honest broker to both the British and Spanish. The only condition is that it be renamed as “De Gaulle Stone”