Posted on 08/16/2006 7:07:18 PM PDT by blam
I'm reading this differently than most here. It seems the Brits, rattled by the 7/7 train bombings and then the failed airliner bombings, want to take the gloves off. I wouldn't read too much into the "closer ties with Europe" stuff... that can be interpreted as "we need to lead Europe in battling terror." Meanwhile they thing the U.S. is being too pussy in the battle. I don't entirely agree, but the message that stiffer spines are needed is a welcome one, IMHO.
I'm afraid that by the time they figure out that nothing save death, conversion or dhimmi-hood will satisfy the islamonuts, it'll be too late. Britain is toast and Churchill has rolled over in his grave so many times, he's ground his bones to dust.
Nope--their propaganda is much worse--not just anti-Bush, but anti-American, pro-islamic and anti-semetic.
I read a lot of UK papers' have brit military pals and visit there. It's bad.
"Yes ... and move the UN to Europe as well."
Ok...all in favor of the UN remaining on US Soil and receiving US financial support say aye!!
*crickets chirping*
OK...all those in favore of shipping 'em over to the EU?
*deafening sound of approval*
Yep....gotta go with the majority on this one...
Five to one is 83.33%
80.00% is four to one.
How do we trust them?
Tehy're obviously Neville Chamberlain's descendents............
Teh'yre =They're. Stupid spell check that I don't use!
Makes one rethink our help during WWII. Remember that they made a deal with the devil -- "Peace in our time" -- and the devil repaid them with death and destruction.
And to this day the Brits complain that we waited too long to enter the war.
How soon they forget.
Good on him.
My son left for London this morning.
Geez Churchill would drop dead in shame.
School?
No. Visiting relatives in England on the way to a conference in Amsterdam. He incorporated a two week vacation into the conference trip.
Now that they have successfully smeared GW's name in the mud for speaking the truth about the severity of the global terrorist threat they want to abandon him?
Can you say shoot the messenger?
Aren't these the grandchildren of the twits who thought they could make a deal with Hitler?
Aren't these the grandchildren of the twits who thought they could make a deal with Hitler?
I think we can meet the Euro's half way if they stand with us on Iran.
Overall the Euro's not doing badly; they are in Afghanistan and doing a good job.
ping
I think you have a valid point of view.
The maxim of British foreign policy is as spoken by Lord Palmerston, "We have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are perpetual and eternal and those interests it is our duty to follow."
They think they are so clever in serving Britain's national interests through servering American alliance but what happens shows they are just crooked.
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