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US diplomat says UK would have lost WW2 with Starmer as leader
BBC News ^ | August 8, 2025 | Amy Walker

Posted on 08/08/2025 8:49:23 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

The UK would have lost World War Two if Sir Keir Starmer had been its leader at the time, the US ambassador to Israel has suggested in an attack on the prime minister's response to Israel's Gaza City takeover plan.

In a post on social media, Mike Huckabee wrote: "So Israel is expected to surrender to Hamas & feed them even though Israeli hostages are being starved?"

"Did UK surrender to Nazis and drop food to them? ... If you had been PM then UK would be speaking German!" he said.

His comments come after Starmer condemned Israel's plans to take over Gaza City as "wrong" and urged its government to immediately reconsider its decision "to further escalate its offensive".

A spokesperson for No 10 said they had nothing to add to Starmer's comments.

In his post on X on Friday, in which he reposted a statement by Starmer, Huckabee said: "Ever heard of Dresden, PM Starmer?

"That wasn't food you dropped. If you had been PM then UK would be speaking German!"

During World War Two, British and American forces dropped 4,000 tons of bombs on the eastern German city over two days, killing tens of thousands of civilians.

Starmer's earlier statement said: "The Israeli Government's decision to further escalate its offensive in Gaza is wrong, and we urge it to reconsider immediately.

"This action will do nothing to bring an end to this conflict or to help secure the release of the hostages. It will only bring more bloodshed," he added.

In the early hours of Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet approved plans to take over Gaza's capital, in a controversial escalation of its war in the territory.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: European Union; Foreign Affairs; France; Gaza; Germany; Hamas; Israel; United Kingdom; War on Terror
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1 posted on 08/08/2025 8:49:23 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not just Starmer. Probably all of them in recent times save Margaret Thatcher.


2 posted on 08/08/2025 8:55:33 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
The UK would have lost World War Two if Sir Keir Starmer had been its leader at the time

Lost it? They might possibly have been on the side of the Nazis.

3 posted on 08/08/2025 8:56:23 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF ISR pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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Not just Starmer. Probably all of them in recent times save Margaret Thatcher.

Except for Margaret Thatcher, all of them will have capitulated to the Nazis.

4 posted on 08/08/2025 8:57:44 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Huckabee’s an ambassador, but he’s far from a diplomat.


5 posted on 08/08/2025 9:07:45 PM PDT by x
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To: MinorityRepublican

Sure, that’s why they put Churchill in. But before that, Churchill gave them reason to keep him out. He was the man they needed to fight Hitler, but not necessarily the man they needed in other situations.


6 posted on 08/08/2025 9:10:08 PM PDT by x
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Vive la differance!


7 posted on 08/08/2025 9:24:40 PM PDT by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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One author titled a book about Truman “Plain Speaking”.

An entire library shelf will be filled with the “Plain Speaking” of DJT’s appointees.


8 posted on 08/08/2025 9:27:03 PM PDT by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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In his role of Ambassador, Huckabee gets awfully close to giving the appearance of Showboating and Grandstanding, vs acting as a diplomatic liaison for both countries.
This is not his Talk Show on Fox, where people tune in to hear his opinion, with little concern about discretion.


9 posted on 08/08/2025 9:38:23 PM PDT by lee martell
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It was more than just leaders that Britain needed in WWII. They needed military equipment, and food which we provided through the Lend-Lease Program. Britain imported 70% of its food in WWII, and they rationed food until July 4, 1954. Although their imports have dropped significantly since then, they still import 10.38% of its food from foreign sources.


10 posted on 08/08/2025 9:42:42 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The UK is a half a muzzie shithole with a faggot as a PM. Who cares what they cry about. Get rid of Queer Stammer and maybe somebody will give a crap.


11 posted on 08/08/2025 9:53:39 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: mass55th

Wow, that’s fascinating.


12 posted on 08/09/2025 12:49:19 AM PDT by dangus
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To: MinorityRepublican

A stupid comment.

If Starmer were PM the British Empire would not have declared war on Germany in the first place and the world would be a very different place.


13 posted on 08/09/2025 2:05:17 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)
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Alternative history is difficult.

Of course one would have to consider how the British Empire (and the rest of the world) would have looked, if in 1939, a man of Keir Starmer’s ilk and limited abilities, had been elected PM.

However, what you seem to forget is that it was not Winston Churchill, but Chamberlain and the appeasers who declared war in September 1939.

Reality had eventually struck home!


14 posted on 08/09/2025 3:07:33 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Hopefully that means there is a Churchill in the shadows.


15 posted on 08/09/2025 3:25:05 AM PDT by fso301
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To: MinorityRepublican

LOL...true


16 posted on 08/09/2025 3:50:29 AM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I think the UK surrendered long after the war.


17 posted on 08/09/2025 4:35:16 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: Mark17
Lost it? They might possibly have been on the side of the Nazis.

There's every indication that Starmer (there's a kraut derived name) still is.

NEIN - Nazi Except In Name.

Say "Nein!" to NEINs.

18 posted on 08/09/2025 4:40:08 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Starmer? Heck, if they’d a had charles as “king” they would have gone the vichy french route.


19 posted on 08/09/2025 4:50:03 AM PDT by LouAvul (1 John 2:22: Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist.)
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Looking at anyc in the UK today it’s kind of hard to argue that they actually won


20 posted on 08/09/2025 5:23:09 AM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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