Italy denied U.S. military aircraft headed for the Middle East permission to land at its Sigonella air base in Sicily, according to local reports.

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[โ€“] 46 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Late stage self-awareness, is still self-awareness.

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  • [โ€“] 41 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    It's the Italian bureaucracy, I think it's safe to assume pettiness is the chief motivating factor here.

    I'll take it, don't get me wrong, but let's not get it twisted.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 4 months ago

    While it is a bit petty, I think it is mostly insulting to the italian defense minister. I mean you find yourself in a hot zone during vacation because your supposed ally couldn't give less of a shit to inform you that it would start a war. So honestly, quite a reasonable crash out

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