David K, Buxton, United Kingdom, 5 hours ago
This is not for one second a “rescue” mission. All the people on board these boats are there of their own free will and have paid for their place on them. It rather looks like the EU authorities knew they were setting out before they left Libya or very shortly after. The passengers and the traffickers know exactly what they are doing and it is purely a collection operation as they know they will be picked up. In the early days things may have been different and more dangerous but now they are almost certain to be picked up because of the increased patrols it is just an industry for which we pick up the very expensive bill. The west didn’t seem to have too much trouble in controlling Tripoli harbour at the end of Gaddafi’s reign, so why not control it now and just take the would be illegal immigrants back there?
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wolfshead, Albion, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Why all this pretence of a rescue? Why not sail into their nearest port and say to the so called refugees ‘Anyone who wants to come to the UK just come on board and we will give a nice place to live, generous benefits, free healthcare and we will also school your kids, all paid for by the suckers back home who worked all their lives so their taxes can be spent on you.
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