Regards, Mike.
I notice you make no mention in your “response” of America’s continued presence on European soil, as a protector from potential threat of Soviet aggression (1945-1990) and at present from a re-’energized’ Russia. We did stem the tide of the German offensive in 1918 after Europe bled itself for four futile years, and contributed mightily (with the Soviets) to the effort to defeat Italy, Germany and Japan in WWII. Britain would have starved without America, perhaps in both wars, and never would have prevailed against the Germans in WWII. And, yes, I do recall the Brits were “already fighting” against the Japanese. Ah, yes, Singapore, the ‘Gibraltar of the East’ it was called. I have the utmost respect for Winston Churchill and the British people of that period, but take great offense at your “pro-German at worst comment”. Britain was virtually bankrupt in 1940 when FDR and Congress passed “Lend Lease”, transferred 50 WWI destroyers to Britain, and retooled Remington factories to produce Enfield rifles to replace those left on the beaches of Dunkirk. America fed and re-armed Britain, at the loss of many ships and lives. How much of the billions in war debt has Britain repaid? How soon they forget and proceed to “re-write” history.
And as far as the “socialism/Sharia Law” connection, you can certainly see how socialism and Islam have eroded Britain’s “stiff upper lip”, can’t you? You merely have to look in the mirror to do so. Britain has grown soft, with its judges claiming that embracing certain elements of Sharia law is inevitable. So have another ‘pint’ and revel in your delusions of grandeur.
