A masterstroke, we were hoist by our own petard.
I respect the american people enormously, most are worthy adversaries.
I'm not getting why you want me to be grateful though, I mean you keep winning...
Doesn't matter how well mannered we are as a nation, sitting their with egg all over your face, saying "Oh jolly good" gets really tiresome after a while.
There's alot more to history than dates and spin.
Whatever the 'reasons' for your having to gallop to our rescue in WWI and WWII, the result is undeniable. We got f'ed, you got laid.
Another key fact you should take out of WWII, despite all the bravery of your troops, some brilliant generals and powerful leadership, your economy (the only one that didn't get bombed to ****), won you the war and the peace.
A brit's perspective on the relatively recent history.
WWI
Late, you have a go mate we are knackered.
Lend Lease
Pay for new arms to come rescue us by selling us your old crap so we'd need rescuing.
A stroke of genius that was. Machiavelli would have come in his trousers.
WWII
F'ing late again, and why is my missus wearing silk stockings and a big grin presenting me a son called Elmur?
Suez
You didn't pay for the bloody thing did you?
Northern Ireland.
Those nice stand up peace loving, Geneva convention abiding, Freedom Fighters, the Provisional IRA, thank you.
The Falklands.
Our land, our people, f*** negotiating
Kyoto
Cough, splutter...
Steel Tariffs.
Free Market economics my arse
Iraq
WTF !
Oh and give us our colony back.
