Posted on 04/02/2010 6:27:55 PM PDT by GOPGuide
After decades of playing second fiddle to the U.S., Britain, like other U.S. allies, is prepared to chart a more independent course. It's about time.
“that is generally where Buchanan is coming from”
Buchanan never met a Nazi he didn’t like. And that’s where he is really coming from.
How stupid of W to insult the Queen by giving her an iPod, and insulting English-speaking peoples everywhere by asking the British to negotiate with Argentina over the Falklands.
That still doesn’t explain Buchanan’s hatred of Israel and his love of Nazis.
Interesting.
I’m not sure I buy the author’s arguments in regards to Britain, though I do believe generally that the key alliances for the U.S. are changing somewhat. For example, I think it possible that Poland and India will be more important to U.S. interests in the decades to come than France or Germany will.
That’s assuming Obama doesn’t alienate every potential ally in the next two to six years, of course.
Actually our founders wasn’t isolationist. Washington meant not to get involved in the French Revolution also at the time Washington was President, we had little or no military. Before he died he was ready to lead a army against a possible war against France. So he wasn’t isolationist. We tried isolationism in 30’s and it didn’t work. Plain and simple. Plus Obama’s hatred of Israel is why I think that Pat likes Obama..
No one wants France and America to be joined at the knee.
God help the world if that ever happens.
The problem is how the special relationship has affect the UK,not if it was beneficial for the United States,it is a country that is still bitter about America’s late entry in both World wars.
Angered because of a War on terror that has seen so many of their young,under-equipped young men die while American liberals go on about with their movies and other trash.
The British view on Israel is also way too hardline to be comfortable with the American view.
There are other countries in Europe then France/UK.The EU is not necessarly a good thing but it is not the worst Europe has to offer.
Again a special relationship benefits both,which is what makes it special.Not special in a Hank Johnson way but in mututal beneficial way.
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