Britain has stood with America in every conflict since World War II with the exception of Vietnam. As my previous post shows, you've been paid financially for the aid you've sent us. At some point, this "chip of entitlement" you have on your collective shoulder, expecting us to "snap to" whenever you call has got to end.
Ivan
Absolutely and that is what I believe Cameron's position is important relationship but sometimes we can disagree but that does not mean we are no longer friends - good friends often disagree without loosing the friendship.
Our relationship with Britain seems to me to be built on the fact that we are relatives, cousins. We are like family.
Everytime I go to the UK I feel that in my bones. Lately there are lots of screwball family on both limbs of the tree, not to mention the strange outsiders who seem to have wandered into the den while we are happily watching TV. Some dress funny. Some talk in slogans.
I idon't think we ought to be insulting Britain here. And these two unknowns are just spouting off.
I'm not sure I'd call it a "collective shoulder." I think most conservatives hope both countries have leaders who simply insist on doing the right thing. Unfortunately, the anti-war crowd has done much damage and politicians in both countries have suffered for it by becoming unelectable - or at least having a difficult time of it. There isn't a real anti-Brit attitude in the US or in the world that I see. To be sure, the anti-war people lump the Brits in with their rants, but it is really an anti-American rant more than anything else.
DAMN...look what the cat drug up....
I don’t think you guys owe us diddly... we owe ya’ll.
Even thought modern deconstructionists lived to denigrate western civilization in general and anglo civilization in particular as one who has lived the world over it ain’t hard to see plainly that where the Brits colonized the folks are better off than otherwise period.
And that especially includes the US of A.
So thanks.
I am very happy to live in a nation spawned from those traditions..
(former resident Tottenham Court/Hampstead Lane)