[Don W]

My guess would be that they will use it as leverage (blackmail) to obtain vast amounts of US dollars, or military hardware, at some later date.

That is the most offensive post I have ever had the misfortune of reading on this forum.

That is DU thinking. The three best friends the USA has are the UK, Canada, and Australia.

To accuse your true friend(s) of extortion is beyond the pale.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

[LucyT]

If you are offended, that's your problem. Deal with it. Or not, I don't care.

I'm not ashamed of expressing my opinion. My opinion being the operative words.

Of course I know who our best friends are. I'm being realistic. You are wrong in saying I'm painting everyone with a broad brush. Neither you nor I have any idea if there are any bad apples in their government.

If everyone in the UK government are our true friends, where is the Birth Certificate? Why haven't they released it? Why isn't it splashed across the front of every British newspaper? Why is it still being hidden from the American public?

[reasonisfaith]

“To accuse your true friend(s) of extortion is beyond the pale.”

Is it beyond the pale, if your true friend committed extortion?

As you can see you’re sounding like Alan Colmes, using the same non-logic he uses: an accusation must be wrong if it’s harsh.

But conversely and perversely: accusations by liberals are always valid due to “the seriousness of the charge.”