I anticipate the emptying out of the back row of the opposition Tony faces. Bon Soir.
Brits love being invited to arse kicking parties with the colonies... as long as they are sure we are going to let them share the field of honor. Tis a brit thing. They are NOT cowards. To them it is like going on holiday with the grand children... and they always bring a HIKING STICK.
The ods of britain letting "the colonies" take all the glory from the field of honor and miss the delights of the defanging process in Iraq, ie, killing off the hydra there... are nil. Akin to the snowball's chance in the fires of hell.
The brits will be there... probably the first boots on the ground... count on it. They MAY be there already.