A response to American criticism of the UK (Defence Intel Review)
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Brian Boru
Aeros, there was an insult levied towards the United Kingdom.
During negotiations for the creation of Fortis, a system of weighted voting was proposed and pushed heavily by the United States. You mentioned this and dismissed it as merely "a method to balance population differences." To any free society, it is nearing upon a calculated insult.
Only after rejection by the British parliament was it eventually removed, but the damage was done.
The United States sent a clear message to the United Kingdom:
Your opinion is worth less than ours.
In the context of already strained relations, such force behind such a humiliating aspect of the Fortis treaty was bound to create a larger rift between the United States and the United Kingdom.
In fact, I commented on this in my article entitled Critical Response to US Press Release #28.
Critical Response to the White House on Fortis
There can be no mistake: The United States has a great deal of responsibility where the breakdown of Anglo-American relations are concerned. That's not saying that there is a British responsbility as well, but only the US was in a position to reach out and fix it.
I'm by no means flavour of the month in the UK.
I have lead a group that wanted to annex Northern Ireland on and off for a year now.
That said, I won't tolerate this BS that the US is blameless in this affair.
There is a share of responsibility that the United States Government must take.
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Americans taking responsibility?
That'll happen someday.
Ah but they did you see, you were just too blind to see it.
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Good article Brian 🙂
@Mistwalker:
And yet whenever theres an article about us all you guys say is how were traitors and back stabbers.
If only that wasn't true.
No. You guys just fail. Accept the truth.
Oh, and BTW, Glory Glory Man United
I would disagree, and we did respond to your complaints and remove the offending portion of the charter. Even so, whats done is done.
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mind returning the favour? 🙂 only some votes left for top news! 🙂
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thank you 🙂
Yes, we should completely forget that the persons in charge of those negotiations on the UK side were strongly supporting PEACE. Perhaps you should question whether or not they had the will to see the negotiations succeed?
hey brian, stop trying to curry up favour with your british overlords
irish patriot, pffft.
How can the US take any portion of the blame for Britains defection? If the USA was solely responsible for the failure of the Fortis charter, then it would still be completely faultless with regards to this ultimate act of betrayal of allies, and friends. Strained relationship does not warrant the brash move made. Your point is RUBBISH
It was all eUK's fault. ALL.
Blazix, You'll never walk alone is a betterphase for today's events.
Liverpool beat you with out Gerrard!!!
They did not play fairly. They were playing foul a lotta times. Rough play. UGHHHHHH. Also, have u seen a pic of Gerrad and Alonso kissing?
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Pearcey- 3 in a row baby