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Comment by bbg2401

1 day ago

It should never have been a mere formality anyway.

Yes it should. We're not typically concerned in the self-determination of small islands halfway around the globe (well, except for Guam and the Marshall islands...), and it's an issue entirely between the UK and a former colony.

  • having a base there at all would seem to embody an inherent concern as to the self-determination of such islands insofar as one wants to keep determining the fate of the base