01 June 2005

US marines to invade Ayrshire?

This is surely a mistake in The Independent:
"Security will be further tightened by up to 2,000 US Marines who will be flown in from an aircraft carrier to secure a 30-mile zone around Prestwick airport."

I'm not at all sure that I like the idea of US marines manning road blocks in this country. When the G8 Summit was in the US, I do not recall a regiment of the British Army taking an active part in the security arrangements.

Could the marines not just stick to sitting on their aircraft carrier, to be on call in case of emergencies?

Let us hope that The Indie has got it wrong.

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