[David Hunter]

Very English of you....kinda why you lost that old empire feeling.

You are a fan of colonialism then are you? The fact that Britain has stopped pursuing a policy of wanton colonialism is a positive attribute as far as most civilised people are concerned. I suppose being Russian you are not so "civilised".

As for England's status...I've got news for you, 12 years ago, the Cold War ended...why has England become even more of a client state of America...but for you it's a choice between the US client state or the EU client state

Russia and the former Soviet republics are just as dangerous now as they used to be. Europe is weak and has no real military powerhouses, therefore, Britain obviously has to stick with someone who can balance us against you Russians.

Read up on the Falklands, the Royal Navy scrambled almost all its resources and even that was almost not enough. If the US hadn't been continually selling you its satellite resources you might not have won with your "Royal" army

Yes, the Falklands conflict required a large logistical operation, since it was on the other side of the world. The Argentinians had a major advantage as they are very close to the Falklands, but they still lost.

One of my uncles's friends was a corporal in 2 PARA and he fought at Goose Green. He said that many of the Argentinian officers just deserted their conscript troops and left them to face the paratroop regiment alone, of course the Argentinians lost and their military dictatorship fell. Kinda like your country wouldn't you say Stavka?

[Stavka2]

Tell that to the prosperous pre or post Colonization Africa about how bad it all was...nothing like missionaries bringing education and medicen...now that they are all free of the evil Europeans they are free to starve, die of disease and have fun exterminating each other, just like times of old for 70% of that continent.

Yeah, I hear it in the streets all the time, invade England, surround England, bomb London to the stone ages...whoops, guess that must have been Yugoslavia and the streets were in W. Europe. But what ever excuse you need to make to yourself to make your client status pallitable...it's ok by me. Do you mind if America just goes ahead and adds a few stars to the flag for you and Canada? Might as well make it official like.

As for the Falklands, seems that the Argentine Republic is reeving up for Falklands II, we'll see how you go this time, maybe your Blair dictatorship will fall?

[Stavka2]

Oh, I particularly like how Blair, after speaking to the English people like dunces, during your gas riots, threatened to use the military to break the people's backs if they continued....very liberal and socialist...er social of him.