Kicking British tail on lake Erie
Posted on 02/04/2008 5:02:14 PM PST by Aristotelian
LONDON: While Prince Andrew declares himself a fan of the United States - and his cellphone ring tone comes from the American TV drama "24" - the man who is fourth in line to the British throne has some critical words for America's Iraq policy and thinks that Washington should have listened to advice from London.
In a rare Buckingham Palace interview ahead of his departure Tuesday for a 10-day U.S. trip to support British business, the prince described the United States as Britain's No. 1 ally but conceded that relations were in a trough. There are, he added, "occasions when people in the U.K. would wish that those in responsible positions in the U.S. might listen and learn from our experiences."
The prince has a full-time role as a trade envoy for Britain but for 22 years he was in the Royal Navy, serving as a helicopter pilot during the Falklands conflict, and Iraq is a preoccupation.
Because of its imperial history, Britain has experienced much of what the United States is going through, Prince Andrew said.
"If you are looking at colonialism, if you are looking at operations on an international scale, if you are looking at understanding each other's culture, understanding how to operate in a military insurgency campaign - we have been through them all," he said. "We've won some, lost some, drawn some. The fact is there is quite a lot of experience over here which is valid and should be listened to."
Prince Andrew's view that post-invasion chaos in Iraq could have been avoided if President George W. Bush's administration had listened more is widely shared in Britain.
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would it be impolite to say *^%&^$&(*&^ him and the horse he rode in on ???
He’s right. We should have invited the Brits to help us in these operations. They had a lot to offer.
Of course, we did ask them, they did help, and they did bring a lot to the table.
And we appreciate it.
Not sure what Andrew’s point was, though.
Andrew showing that Charles is not the only simpleton in the monarchy.
I think we rebuked Andrew’s ancestor back in 1776.
Blow it out your ear limey!
Who cares what a spotty faced Brit whose only claim to fame is that he was lucky enough to be born into a family which is lucky enough to be supported in style by a bunch of sheeple? His opinion is as relevant as Britney Spears’.
“I was the glamorous one dressed in a uniform who flew his helicopter and I was there to defend, to be an instrument of Her Majesty’s government whenever and wherever they so chose. And I thought it was frightfully glamorous,” he said.
Uhh...Sounds like a Monty Python skit.
Yep, and then we did it again in 1812.
Here is a clue Andrew. The USA has never been an Imperialist nation. Dont shove your guilt on us. How dare you accuse us of all people of colonialism?
And 1815
I rather think the Little Prince might be more concerned about the state of London; their “Tea for Terror” is a rousing success!
Isn’t he from the same place that is paying Muslims who have more than one wife? The same place where highly skilled people are leaving from in droves?
Kicking British tail on lake Erie
I wonder if those people burning to death in the towers or pentagon felt glamorous? Don’t mean to be tacky but he raises a good point.
/vomit
The Duke of Wellington he ain’t!
What does a colonial empire have to do with Iraq?
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