French and Germans abandoned us when the going got tough, the UK stuck with us. I'm not going to forget that kind of fidelity.
We are the reason they don't speak Russian and had to forget German. damn!
Friends don't keep score, but they remember their debts. They remembered their debt and stuck with us, we remember ours by following through with this deal.
The "Continent" invented score keeping LOL!
The British are our most important ally. This would enhance our effectiveness when working together.