They were made by or on behalf of the Scottish National Party, whom Nu Labour desparately need in their camp. The British People do not speak in unison, and they will never speak through Margaret Beckett (think "Madeline Allbright" and you'll be close enough)
With regard to the "German" thing - the Royal Navy saved Britain from the Nazis. Or do you maintain that America magically blocked Hitler's operation SeaLion before even entering the war?
And the Royal Air Force.
Don't be silly you know very well if the US Navy had't captured that Enigma machine( LAUGH OUT LOUD) and those two US airmen hadn't won the Battle of Britain (LAUGH OUT LOUD) what dire straights us Brits would be in now.
Let's go right to the meat. Would GB have defeated the Nazi's if the US military had stayed out of WWII? And don't forget that the Lend-Lease agreement allowed the US to support the Allies (including GB) before we even officially entered the war.