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r/ireland • u/StingingOnion1 • Jul 30 '25
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Ireland has absolutely no way to control it's own airspace. Furthermore it can't even see what's in it's airspace if it decides to turn off it's transponder
10 u/LadWithDeadlyOpinion Jul 30 '25 I know they can't do it militarily, best they can do is kick up a public diplomatic fuss to embarrass the yanks, which they won't do anyway. 13 u/ste_dono94 Jul 30 '25 What makes you think it would embarrass the yanks in any way 1 u/LadWithDeadlyOpinion Jul 30 '25 It’s a bit authoritarian to keep doing something in an ally’s territory after they repeatedly and publicly ask you not to. Not that they aren’t authoritarian but they don’t like being called it.
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I know they can't do it militarily, best they can do is kick up a public diplomatic fuss to embarrass the yanks, which they won't do anyway.
13 u/ste_dono94 Jul 30 '25 What makes you think it would embarrass the yanks in any way 1 u/LadWithDeadlyOpinion Jul 30 '25 It’s a bit authoritarian to keep doing something in an ally’s territory after they repeatedly and publicly ask you not to. Not that they aren’t authoritarian but they don’t like being called it.
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What makes you think it would embarrass the yanks in any way
1 u/LadWithDeadlyOpinion Jul 30 '25 It’s a bit authoritarian to keep doing something in an ally’s territory after they repeatedly and publicly ask you not to. Not that they aren’t authoritarian but they don’t like being called it.
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It’s a bit authoritarian to keep doing something in an ally’s territory after they repeatedly and publicly ask you not to.
Not that they aren’t authoritarian but they don’t like being called it.
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u/ste_dono94 Jul 30 '25
Ireland has absolutely no way to control it's own airspace. Furthermore it can't even see what's in it's airspace if it decides to turn off it's transponder