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Originally Posted by steeljack
Don't blame the US If the British Govt. and M.Ps are dumb enough to negotiate and ratify a one sided treaty......its not like someone put a gun to your head .  |
yeah dude, we sure are dumb here in the good ol' UK of England
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Originally Posted by steeljack
I'm thinking that maybe the US is using a carrot and stick approach to UK - US relations , going back to the Falklands , its doubtfull if the UK would have been successful without US help (stuff that never made the UK press) , I'm sure that if the Argentinians were to start making noises again about the 'Malvinas' such American help might not be as readily available again , and I dont suppose any British Govt. would stand a snowballs chance in hell of staying in power if they lost the Falklands .
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(and that aint a 'gun to the head'????)........Then again perhaps we aint so dumb... maybe we are just the nerd being bullied by the jock.