yeah... hate to sound so frenchy, but hate to see our dear English friends always ending upbeing America's puppet dogs.... And now it's France's turn... "The Patriot" : dumbest film I've ever seen by the way
@crepinadrien Umm..don't quite follow ya 100% there bud.Oh well screw it then Ron Paul for US president 2012! Not sure what that had to do with this but I just felt the need,freedom of speech>Ain't it a bitch:)
Bonded by common values & language. Even though we fell out in the 1775-83 war family doesn't fall out forever and as the saying goes "blood is thicker than water." Whenever there's a threat to liberty and freedom you'll always find us both shoulder to shoulder doing what's right, spilling the blood or our young servicemen and women doing the RIGHT thing. Makes me proud as i'm an ex serviceman myself who's fought side by side with the US.
Our cultures are so closely shared and similar that if I were to go to England right now, I'd have a pretty decent grasp on things.I've read Winston Churchill's (my favorite Prime Minister until the end of time) Sinews of Peace, where the term "Special Relationship" derived from. He pretty much says that we're the closest allies in all of the world. (Meaning that we have the strongest bond)
And for the feuding going on below, my best friend is from Brighton, and his gf is a classmate of mine.
Eisenhower liked to do what he called "controlling people" he caught Churchill under his spell and when he tried to control Stalin, Stalin resented it.
So I have an admiration and a steak in France, so what? at least I am not a yank lover like some of my treasonous and idiotic countrymen.
@PirateNamedJoyce Why? France helped you in your little war of independence, France is your oldest ally. Why would a Brit like the yanks? We don't like being pissed on all the time.
@MrGilles1990 Uh...hmm Just think about this: America saved France's ass in two world wars. BUT while we were neutral, we only sent supplies to England, nobody else.
@PirateNamedJoyce And you stripped Americans of citizenship if they fought for "England". Still doesn't put cloud on the fact that France is America's oldest and according to your president the "best" ally of America.
The US has been backstabbing the UK for along time, and the feeling over here is of contempt of America.
@MrGilles1990 Uh...Nobody really gives a shit about what Obama says and I can't wait until his ass is out of office. (I seriously hate him.) And no, not really no.
Becoming an Independent Nation isn't backstabbing, it's growing. Oh! And in August of 1941, 4 months before Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, FDR met with Churchill in complete and total secrecy, drawing up plans for after the war. We aided Britain first, we put the UK before any other nation. Save your "Backstabbing" speech for an idiot.
@PirateNamedJoyce Independence is not why we dislike the US, the support for Argentina over the Falklands, the lack of action on IRA funding, the support for European union, to name a few things why we dislike the US. The US did not aid us, it gave us a loan, a loan which we have only just paid back. And the post war plans left Britain without her empire and the US taking Britain's place as the worlds superpower, FDR manipulated Churchill.
We've been a Superpower for an extremely long time and Churchill agreed willingly to the terms that was going to be the basis of the United Nations. And to each his own. You can think however you want, I don't care~ I'm not telling you how to think, and you keep bringing up how my relative, FDR, manipulated Churchill. No. No, he did not. But like I said, to each his own.
@PirateNamedJoyce i suppose its easy for america to win the second one when the rest of the world fights it for you for 3 years. just saying. one of my best mates is american and he thinks america is corrupt. it is when you look at its debt but wheres the love here? I'm just a kid at keyboard (most likely so are you) but i'd love to know what our forces think who are fighting side by side. i think they'd be turning in their graves to know we argue about who's better. the title says it all.
It's funny, the US broke away from Britain, then we declared war again, and now we march into battle as the greatest alliance this world has ever known. God Bless America and God Save the Queen.
@17Matt76 It's not funny it's disgusting, "an alliance with the powerful is never to be trusted" -Pheadrus. More true now than ever. God save the Queen, Rule Britannia.
@MrGilles1990 I take it you hail from Britain, my friend. I personally hail from the United States of America. We both hold strong allegiances, and patriotism is the greatest strength of any nation. Please do not take offense; God Bless America and God Save the Queen.
@TaffTalk well, it flourished because the UK was useful to USA during the cold war. This is different to a "special relationship" similar to what Israel has with the US - this is the US' only real special relationship. In otherwords, when the US "NEEDS" the UK it will stroke them. Nobody in the US cares about the UK; only the Brits are delusional in thinking there is a special relationship. I was born in UK, lived there for 30 years, been in US 10 years now and a US citizen - I know.
@1861robertelee Strong words. I'm not one for trying to debate on a YouTube video because academics and historians have already done it, and proved my point. I will say however that in the eyes of the world, the UK has always been seen as the soft-power of the UN, NATO etc, to the US's hard-power foreign policy. Nations that refuse to open channels with the US will always turn to the UK. I also think the disillusioned comment works both ways. US citizens who think the US is more than it is.
@1861robertelee "Similar"? Yes. But very different too. Our relationship with Israel is driven by vocal segments of our population and a sense of responsibility for the very existence of Israel. Our relationship with the UK is so long and deep....on that level, no comparison. I'm an "ugly American" I suppose. But I feel a visceral link with Britain that I feel with no other country. And I like many of them! Anyway, I hope the special relationship endures.
Yeah we had a war but then we made allies with america right after we lost our war with them :D god save the Queen and God bless America God bless both of us :D
Ha, we wernt exactly allies right after the revolution, there was another war in 1812. After the sacking and burning of Washington, American and British diplomats neogotiated a truce, and the British subsiquently left U.S soil. Then the whole allies thing began ;)
The reason we have this "Special Relationship" as you put it is simply because we both need each other as allies lol. Both very strong countries need to stick together.
@mjhart123 "The reason we have this "Special Relationship" as you put it is simply because we both need each other as allies lol. Both very strong countries need to stick together."
I would quote-"An alliance with the powerful is never to be trusted" - Phaedrus
We don't need the US, the US has and is treating us very badly while we give up our soldiers lives in their pointless middle eastern adventures.
No, the real reason why we have a special relationship is because we are both the same people, just on other sides of the atlantic. A huge percentage of white Americans can trace their liniage back to Britain. As White people came to populate America from British colonies founded by Elizabeth 1. We also share this special relationship with Canada, New Zealand and Australia for the same reason. They were all populized by British explorers and colonists.
The rest of the European nations & world slander the UK & US heavily everywhere, it's envy. They'd rather China & Russia & India were the worlds superpowers. They don't appreciate all the advanced things the Anglosphere nations of the world have done & the amount of freedom we have compared to arabic & asian nations. Anglosphere nations (US, UK, Canada, Australia & NZ) need to stick together.
Britain actually "survived" without the U.S for 2,000 years. Fending off invasions and defeating tyrants long before Englands colonization of North America was even thought of. Dont fall into the trap tof thinking America is "gods nation" and no other nation can match it. Because many other nations were rulling the world and making it their own long before Americas very short 200 year old history began. Your arrogance is astounding...
@MrDeano324 that was two hundred years ago. when england could stand up to other superpowers. now the US is the most powerful country in the world, and it defends its allies and their interests. don't be so stupid to think without the US the commonwealth nations would not be taken advantage of.
You forget that Great Britiain is in the European union. So that means, If a common wealth nation was attacked, say Canada, by the U.S. Great Britain would be the first to defend her, then would be Australia, then New Zealand, then Europe, starting with France and Germany. And I dare say it would give an excuse for Russia and China to have a dig as well. If America attacked a CW nation. WW3 would ensue. (read next comment)
I agree. But one along time ago, we were a mere Roman province, having our way of life dictated to us by the Senate. That didnt stop us achieveing what we did over the last 2,000 years. Look around you, who is the worlds sole superpower?, a former British colony. What is the international language of earth?, English. What nation still holds the largest amount of colonies?, Britain with 10. We have made our mark on the world. Time to pass the baton on and have a rest.
@MrDeano324 Yes our time has come, we should take to the backstage, but as an independent nation with our commonwealth not a province of Brussels with our military dictated by Washington.
And Britain was a superpower right up untill 1945. When almost six years of war and fighting bankrupted her. By 1935 Britain ruled an empire larger than any in history. It still holds that record today. Even today, their are 16 cases of colonisation left in the world...10 are British. Dont be so quick to judge other nations. Especially when history seems to not be youre strong point...
There is nothing I'd like more than to see the UK move away from the US. If it were up to me, I would remove all US bases here and remove the UK from direct NATO command.
I'm not particularly anti American, I'm just indifferent. If the Americans think that I owe them anything or care much for them, they're in for a shock.
(cont.) plan to once again unprovokingly ATTACK the British Empire in the 1930s, and once again in Canada. The Commonwealth nations of Canada, Australia and New Zealand are our real friends and our allies, and not surprisingly a lot of Brits feel the same way
@TalonMercenary It wasn't to attack the British, it was a plan on what to do in case they some how get into a war with each other, and was also calculated as very improbable that they would go to war, but just in case
Look back in history and you will see how ridiculous the notion of a UK/USA "special relationship" really is. They fund our enemies, (the IRA, and support Argentina's bid for the Falklands) they attack OUR territory in Canada in 1812 completely unprovoked, they enter both ww1 and ww2 to settle their own matters, and to top it all off they bankrupt Britain after ww2 and indirectly lead to the empire's collapse, because of pure jealousy. Oh, and I suggest looking at "Plan Red", an American war...
I am an American citizen who lives in Hawaii. I did not vote for Barack Obama and will certainly vote against him again. I am not at all pleased about the way he has treated our allies from the United Kingdom, but that is not the only problem that I have with him. We want someone who will bring back the confidence shared between the United States and Great Britian. In fact, it is very easy to see the influence that the British have had in Hawaii, lets begin with the palace in Honolulu!
I come from British/Welsh ancestry, but honestly I don't feel as though I have any connection at all to England. I grew up pretty much thinking that just about everybody on that side of the ocean more or less hates us and we helped each other out in the past when it was mutually beneficial to do so and maybe in times like that we might come together politically and economically, but as far as culture, values, and life in general I don't feel we really have anything in common anymore.
UK & USA RULE!! The special Relationship between us two great nation's will never die. God bless America... and... God save the Queen. UK & USA TILL I DIE.
Oh God. I would like to take this time to apologize to all British people about Obama. We Americans are still scratching our head in confusion wondering how he got in office.
We already do my friend. Thats why Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand are tied by the British Commonwealth. And the Commonwealth's greatest ally is the U.S.
@MrDeano324 I guess I should have said "we english-speaking people need to abandon the UN to its corrupt European, Muslim and terrorist-sympathizing alliance, and erect our own supranational entity."
@MrDeano324 "We already do my friend. Thats why Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand are tied by the British Commonwealth. And the Commonwealth's greatest ally is the U.S."
@Hperman09... We don't need your air support, we don't need to listen to your crap about Libya, we did the reconaisance while the French did the bombing, and what did US do? It fires one misile from a drone. We don't need to be in Afghanistan, since it was us trying to help you out that made us a terrorist threat. Yeah, five times as many servicemen, guess what? Your population is way more than 5 times the UK, plus the ratio of servivemen is higher in the UK, and along with that I'm Scottish, s
@xB1akey Many NATO countries admit that they cannot go into Libya alone without most of the U.S. assets so have some respect we helped you after you guys helped us in Iraq and Afghanistan. The reason you went into Afghanistan....do you ever heard of a political organization called NATO? The treaty said if a NATO country had been attacked, then NATO members had to go and assist them, right or wrong. It's called alliance and political interests. NATO was involved in Libya so we helped you back.
@grooverheliboy When did I say I was the police? I said I know the UK hates the EU, as I live here. What opinion was that? to shove it up my ass?. You need to learn some manners and grow up. How about you get a job pal? there is so much frustration that I think you could put your time to better use.
@littleheadspin Jesus H Christ you really are dumb..YOU started with the insults as in you called ME "a little shit" for posting MY opinion, so if you cannot take insults then dont give them out, as for getting a job I have a very well paid professional job and earn way more than you do and live in a house that you could never ever afford.
Abit of free advice for you moron.."ENGAGE BRAIN BEFORE OPENING MOUTH"..
@grooverheliboy Grooverheliboy, this is what I don't understand, What was your opinion? << Did you read that? You told me to shove my opinion up my ass, yet you are ranting on about how YOU have a opinion. Your a fucking hypocrite.
You have a professional job? Is the way you behave on YouTube count towards professional behaviour? Heres a bit of free advice ..." GROW THE FUCK UP"
@littleheadspin Wow throwing your toys out of the pram now are we.. you immature fuckwit yet another troller who gets off on starting arguments he cannot win ..If you re- read my initial comment it was not aimed at you but concluded the statement I made on the EU I guess you really do need to practise my advice given earlier it would help you to not try to run before you can walk..
@littleheadspin There you go again you cant bloody stop yourself can you..Dishing out all the insults then crying like a fanny when it all goes tits up...
@grooverheliboy Grooverheliboy, I can tell you are mad. Just look at all the comments you have been sending to other people this week!
You are a very angry person, have you ever tried Yoga? or have you ever tried getting all that frustration out by... well.. don't want to embarrass you, but, by shagging a girl once in a while?
I could see how being a Virgin at 23 could make you very angry, if that was me I would be pissed.
We are actually more brothers with the US than europe. As many americans can trace their ancestory back to Britain. The majority of europeans cant. The EU is a controlling , manipulating superstate. Britain has fought against this 4 key times in our history. Once against the Romans, once against Napoleon, and twice against Germany. Then we just join it with open arms. What did those millions of soliders die for?, nothing. Mainland europe is our greatest enemy, always has been.
@MrDeano324 Don't completely condemn the mainland. It is the East we should all be worrying about.Some European countries can be called friends of the UK. Like Norway and Sweden. Yes, France is a puppet, Italy has no idea what it's doing and Germany is trying to make a superstate, but we may need these guys when China starts to overstep its boundaries.
@22ndWave Your comment is 100% correct. France is Germany's poodle, and once again, they are trying to control Europe for the 3rd time through economics. Like you say, there are a few countries in Europe which the UK should stick closer to; as you say, Scandinavia, Holland, Portugal. Our traditional European allies
@TalonMercenary I have nothing against the French, personally. They did support us in telling Argentina to fuck off back in the 80s, but Europe has to understand that one union cannot benefit everybody. We're just very different countries. Two, co-operating unions would be the best option.
@MrDeano324 Right on. But lest we forget not all the mainland is bad...Portugal and Poland are two prime examples. We British have stood beside the Lusitanians for the best part of 400 years. Portugal was delivered from Spanish and French invasion in 1762. 10,000 Portuguese and 8,000 British resisted and repelled 45,000 Spanish and 12,000 French. Years later, the British role was dominant in the defeat of Napoleons forces in the Peninsular War. Poland is an ally of WWII. Both are our friends :)
@TalonMercenary Are you stupid? European brothers?... The only thing that makes us brothers with them is the European union, atleast both america and canada has history and alot of the people came from britain.
@TalonMercenary the EUROPEANS arent your brothers we are and the Australiens are we both speak the same tongue the great english languege has been violated by the europeans they ofher you nothing
@82ksniper Lol this was the worst example ever america and britain (&china) pretty much made/invented everything so why do you highlight a video game and not something like why do you drink coke or have an ipod or we could say why do you have a phone or a tv?
@xB1akey Most of them you have listed were air-to-ground incidents involving U.S. aircraft bombing British troops. Heck, you don't even provide majority of the air-support to us. Since the RAF and the French Air Force did most of the work in Libya, you have to stick with our air-support. And U.S. troops were deployed five times as many just as the UK.
@Sharkattack48 Iraq war... 23 March 2003: A British Tornado jet was shot down by a U.S. Patriot missile, killing two crewman.[9][10]
28 March 2003: British Lance-Corporal Matty Hull was killed by U.S. A-10 jets as well as five others wounded in the 190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident.
6 April 2003: a bomb dropped from a U.S. F-15 aircraft hit a friendly Kurdish and U.S. Special Forces convoy, killing 15 people, including BBC translator Kamaran Abdurazaq Muhamed
@Sharkattack48 Afghanistan War... 5 December 2006: British Marine Pte. Jonathan Wigley's death was caused by gunfire from a U.S. F-18 aircraft.[4]
July 2007: British Guardsman Matthew Lyne-Pirkis, of the Grenadier Guards, was wounded along with three other allied soldiers of the Afghan National Army after being hit by gunfire from a U.S. Apache helicopter gunship.[5]
23 August 2007: A bomb dropped by an F-15 killed three soldiers of the Royal Anglian Regiment and wounded a further two
@Sharkattack48 Gulf War... 1991: Nine British soldiers were killed and further 11 injured after their armoured vehicles were hit by two U.S. A-10 ground attack aircraft. Two British soldiers were injured when their Scorpion armoured vehicles were fired on by U.S. M1 Abrams tanks
1994: two U.S. Air Force F-15Cs fighter aircraft shot down two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks helicopters, killing 26 Allied military and civilian personnels, including two British Army officers.
@Sharkattack48 The term friendly fire was made by the Americans, here is a list of friendly fires per war...
Korean War...
23 September 1950: During the "Battle of Hill 282", three USAF P-51 Mustang aircraft attacked a position held by British Army of 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, with guns and napalm, killing 17 and wounding 76.
A US fighter jet half wiped out a British convoy in Afghanistan, then when Taliban moved in on the convoy, the US fighter jet refused to return and the remaining survivors where picked off by Taliban, the US government covered it up by saying it was a string of roadside bombs, until 3 years later 'The Sun' newspaper showed the truth, Special Relationship my arse
@xB1akey The Sun is a bias newspaper in intention to stir up anti-Americanism. Also even you MOD covered up a lot of friendly fire deaths during the Falkland Wars. One was that a British helicopter was shot out of the sky by a Royal Navy ship, killing four. The MOD said that it was enemy fire but four years after the incident, it was admit to be friendly fire.
When a British tank fired on another British tank at the start of the invasion of Iraq, it was said to be an error of IFOF.
I think you have it kind of wrong. Its not "pretending they love us". Its a special relationship because we share alot of eachothers history. Even the very first settlers in America were British colonists. We are effecivley the same people, just on two sides of the atlantic. We have helped eachother out of tight spots and have always had eachothers back. Britain also shares this Special Relationship with Australia, Canada and New Zealand as well for the same reasons.
@Jurassicparkrules96 I'm not really talking about your average every day American citizen, I mean politicians. There's no such thing as "friends" in politics, just allies and they all use eachother for their own benefit.
@crazyh1997, lol. Yeah they were abit of a married couple at times :)...btw, just wondering, is your screen name in reference to the Indian chief Crazy Horse?.
Ppl saying pretty much Britain would be fucked if China attacked cause they are getting richer or any other super rich country I think Britain has proved in the past we can take if our self with the smallest amount of money cause we are a island of warriors and don't take shit from any one
Good job. I think that most people here have a genuine admiration for our friends in the U.K. I would go in harms way to defend my country, and to defend the British Commonwealth as well. I wonder how many people fully realize that the nature of warfare changed on 9/11...more fundamentally than sail/steam, or horses/mechanized. etc. National borders are largely immaterial. The next big one is economic thru cyber and terror. Time to re-write 20th century tactics or go the way of the Dodo.
The US and UK are the best friends in the world ! You have the same anglo-saxon culture, you speak the same language, you share lot of things, many American have British blood. In fact, you are quite the same people even though you have some cultural differences...
@TheIceman567, yeah, but I can't see ww3 breaking out before 2020. Every country apart from china is bankrupt and will be untill atleast 2017. And China has no intention to capitalise on that. Besides, if ww3 did happen to break out, our closest ally is current world superpower ;), I think we will be ok...
@MrDeano324 no moron. many counties have debt, but are not bankrupt, bankrupt is when you have no money to pay your debt. what do you think britain is doing at the moment... err..... reducing the deficit, by PAYING ITS DEBT! also last time i checked, the german economy is thriving... so this china bullshit is complete rubbish, brazil too has large growing economy. and stop saying if ww3 broke out tommorow..... it doesnt happen like that, and the US is not THE world superpower... china is too
1.Infact Winston Churchil also said that line in 1942, I chose to quote him rather than Yamamoto.
2. I said nothing about Britain teaming up with Russia, and quite frankly, I would be ashamed if we did.
3. One day soon, they will be the new superpower, let's see then how they will cope. I think quite well. We were your no1 trading partner once, you did pretty well without our exports. The same applys.
@MrDeano324 i think u will once again find that you are wrong. we are friends with russia, so is the US. after 9/11, russia immediately offered the US extensive support reffering to them as a 'friend hit off guard'.
I agree America is on the downfall and we won't get much out of this relationship in the comming years and decades, but eventually china will need to go to war with the U.S to assert her dominance on the world, and somehow, I just can't picture modern British troops fighting America under the comunist flag. It just seems abit far fetched.
Whats with the sudden change of heart my friend?, I said nothing to insult America and neither would I care to, I was just mearley pointing out the fact that over the past few years your presidents have been somewhat reluctat to share certain things with us. And I just didnt see that changing anytime soon. Thats all.
@MrDeano324 No change of heart is hate morons like that. And it was your Pm that called Britain the Jr. Partner. That's bullshit. The thing that pisses me off is if some says let's go to Russia the fact is the UK has the worst ties with the Russians then the US does. And 80% of Russians hate both the US/UK. And they are selling weapons to Argentina just to start shit. Which means The British better start watching the Falklands.
@TheIceman567 wrong. again. this is actually like marking a 10yr olds exam paper for alevels. argentina is in no state to wage war. they have seriously cut defence spending and have a pathetic military. look it up
@MrDeano324 Why would China go to war with America? America owes China trillions and China sells billions of dollars of its products to the US every year. For China to go to war with the United States would mean willful destruction of China's own assets. China's economy is overly-extended in the USA, and the only way forward for China is to keep America paying.
@mc0558 No stupid The Chinese need us more. If some like your self had a brain you'd know this America's number one trading partner is Canada. And if you did go to Russia and China you really are Stupid the russians selling argentina weapons and watch in two three year they'll be back and again Britain so weak it would be nothing more then a puppet still.
@TheIceman567 You say like russia selling weapons to Argentina is a bad bad bad thing... You are aware that russia and italy were selling weapons to Argentina in the Falklands war!? And they sent everything in to capture the islands... but no we sent a few troops across the water and kick them off our island. And trust... Argentina with there 30 year old tech from russia will still get kicked back to where they come if they tried anything again.
@TheIceman567 Theres cut backs, but so was there back in the Falklands. Most of our vehicles that have been decommissioned are under tarpaulins. They have been mothballed. As well as our new state of the art stuff, that has been mothballed too... meaning they are lying in wait. As for troops, we still have allot, and it only takes seconds to call back soldiers under the 2-3 year promise that they may be called back to arms. At the present, nothing has changed. In 3 years it may be different.
im thinking of joining the army and i want fight for a purpose along side our allies
fuck the youth of argentina looking for war (im out here atm a lot of british flags are burning)
willdownviewpolo 17 hours ago
I LOVE YOU AMERICA FOREVER ALLIES
FROM ENGLAND
MadeInEngland165 1 day ago
yeah... hate to sound so frenchy, but hate to see our dear English friends always ending upbeing America's puppet dogs.... And now it's France's turn... "The Patriot" : dumbest film I've ever seen by the way
crepinadrien 5 days ago
@crepinadrien Umm..don't quite follow ya 100% there bud.Oh well screw it then Ron Paul for US president 2012! Not sure what that had to do with this but I just felt the need,freedom of speech>Ain't it a bitch:)
wishen4fishen2 4 days ago
Long Live Sacred America and my ancestral homeland.
MMusashi7 6 days ago 2
USA,GREAT BRITAIN,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,IRELAND,NEW ZEALAND= TRUE BROTHERS
richiesking 1 week ago 6
@richiesking right on my brotha
mxslugger27 4 days ago
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richiesking 1 week ago
Aint this just Brits against brits, chill..... My worry is with Yellow Hand...
petepix0 1 week ago
Bonded by common values & language. Even though we fell out in the 1775-83 war family doesn't fall out forever and as the saying goes "blood is thicker than water." Whenever there's a threat to liberty and freedom you'll always find us both shoulder to shoulder doing what's right, spilling the blood or our young servicemen and women doing the RIGHT thing. Makes me proud as i'm an ex serviceman myself who's fought side by side with the US.
daveholt777 1 week ago
@daveholt777 British blood is not as unworthy as to be frivolously lost in useless wars in the middle east on the behest of our American masters.
What were the Americans doing in 1983? trying to convince Thatcher to negotiate with Argentina.
What were the Americans when we begged them to stop the flow of IRA money? they just let it continue.
What were the Americans doing when the EU tries to sap every last sovereignty of our Great country? egging the EU on that's what.
The US isno friend of ours
MrGilles1990 1 week ago
Our cultures are so closely shared and similar that if I were to go to England right now, I'd have a pretty decent grasp on things.I've read Winston Churchill's (my favorite Prime Minister until the end of time) Sinews of Peace, where the term "Special Relationship" derived from. He pretty much says that we're the closest allies in all of the world. (Meaning that we have the strongest bond)
And for the feuding going on below, my best friend is from Brighton, and his gf is a classmate of mine.
PirateNamedJoyce 2 weeks ago
@PirateNamedJoyce Churchill was manipulated by Eisenhower.
MrGilles1990 2 weeks ago
@MrGilles1990 Not really...
Oh....you're a frenchy lover..... that explains a lot..... well. I'll let you return to your bubbled world
PirateNamedJoyce 1 week ago
@PirateNamedJoyce Yes really.
Eisenhower liked to do what he called "controlling people" he caught Churchill under his spell and when he tried to control Stalin, Stalin resented it.
So I have an admiration and a steak in France, so what? at least I am not a yank lover like some of my treasonous and idiotic countrymen.
MrGilles1990 1 week ago
@MrGilles1990 (PS. I'm American) And even if I was British, I'd like yanks more than frogs.
PirateNamedJoyce 1 week ago
@PirateNamedJoyce Why? France helped you in your little war of independence, France is your oldest ally. Why would a Brit like the yanks? We don't like being pissed on all the time.
MrGilles1990 1 week ago
@MrGilles1990 Uh...hmm Just think about this: America saved France's ass in two world wars. BUT while we were neutral, we only sent supplies to England, nobody else.
PirateNamedJoyce 1 week ago
@PirateNamedJoyce And you stripped Americans of citizenship if they fought for "England". Still doesn't put cloud on the fact that France is America's oldest and according to your president the "best" ally of America.
The US has been backstabbing the UK for along time, and the feeling over here is of contempt of America.
MrGilles1990 1 week ago
@MrGilles1990 Uh...Nobody really gives a shit about what Obama says and I can't wait until his ass is out of office. (I seriously hate him.) And no, not really no.
Becoming an Independent Nation isn't backstabbing, it's growing. Oh! And in August of 1941, 4 months before Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, FDR met with Churchill in complete and total secrecy, drawing up plans for after the war. We aided Britain first, we put the UK before any other nation. Save your "Backstabbing" speech for an idiot.
PirateNamedJoyce 1 week ago
@PirateNamedJoyce Independence is not why we dislike the US, the support for Argentina over the Falklands, the lack of action on IRA funding, the support for European union, to name a few things why we dislike the US. The US did not aid us, it gave us a loan, a loan which we have only just paid back. And the post war plans left Britain without her empire and the US taking Britain's place as the worlds superpower, FDR manipulated Churchill.
MrGilles1990 1 week ago
@MrGilles1990 You poor soul...
We've been a Superpower for an extremely long time and Churchill agreed willingly to the terms that was going to be the basis of the United Nations. And to each his own. You can think however you want, I don't care~ I'm not telling you how to think, and you keep bringing up how my relative, FDR, manipulated Churchill. No. No, he did not. But like I said, to each his own.
PirateNamedJoyce 1 week ago
@PirateNamedJoyce It's quite well documented how FDR liked to in his own words "control people" Stalin resented it, Churchill was duped.
MrGilles1990 1 week ago
@PirateNamedJoyce i suppose its easy for america to win the second one when the rest of the world fights it for you for 3 years. just saying. one of my best mates is american and he thinks america is corrupt. it is when you look at its debt but wheres the love here? I'm just a kid at keyboard (most likely so are you) but i'd love to know what our forces think who are fighting side by side. i think they'd be turning in their graves to know we argue about who's better. the title says it all.
espokid123 1 week ago
@MrGilles1990 * Not Eisenhower but FDR.
MrGilles1990 1 week ago
It's funny, the US broke away from Britain, then we declared war again, and now we march into battle as the greatest alliance this world has ever known. God Bless America and God Save the Queen.
17Matt76 2 weeks ago 12
@17Matt76 It's not funny it's disgusting, "an alliance with the powerful is never to be trusted" -Pheadrus. More true now than ever. God save the Queen, Rule Britannia.
MrGilles1990 2 weeks ago
@MrGilles1990 I take it you hail from Britain, my friend. I personally hail from the United States of America. We both hold strong allegiances, and patriotism is the greatest strength of any nation. Please do not take offense; God Bless America and God Save the Queen.
17Matt76 2 weeks ago
@17Matt76 I only take offence to the governments of the US, who see it fit to use the UK as a tool while supporting her enemies.
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1861robertelee 2 weeks ago
@TaffTalk well, it flourished because the UK was useful to USA during the cold war. This is different to a "special relationship" similar to what Israel has with the US - this is the US' only real special relationship. In otherwords, when the US "NEEDS" the UK it will stroke them. Nobody in the US cares about the UK; only the Brits are delusional in thinking there is a special relationship. I was born in UK, lived there for 30 years, been in US 10 years now and a US citizen - I know.
1861robertelee 2 weeks ago
@1861robertelee Strong words. I'm not one for trying to debate on a YouTube video because academics and historians have already done it, and proved my point. I will say however that in the eyes of the world, the UK has always been seen as the soft-power of the UN, NATO etc, to the US's hard-power foreign policy. Nations that refuse to open channels with the US will always turn to the UK. I also think the disillusioned comment works both ways. US citizens who think the US is more than it is.
TaffTalk 2 weeks ago
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@TaffTalk delusion both sides of the Atlantic; never thought of it that way, you may be right! Cheers....
1861robertelee 2 weeks ago
@1861robertelee "Similar"? Yes. But very different too. Our relationship with Israel is driven by vocal segments of our population and a sense of responsibility for the very existence of Israel. Our relationship with the UK is so long and deep....on that level, no comparison. I'm an "ugly American" I suppose. But I feel a visceral link with Britain that I feel with no other country. And I like many of them! Anyway, I hope the special relationship endures.
PUAlum 2 weeks ago
Yeah we had a war but then we made allies with america right after we lost our war with them :D god save the Queen and God bless America God bless both of us :D
shadowmaster1995 3 weeks ago
@shadowmaster1995
Ha, we wernt exactly allies right after the revolution, there was another war in 1812. After the sacking and burning of Washington, American and British diplomats neogotiated a truce, and the British subsiquently left U.S soil. Then the whole allies thing began ;)
MrDeano324 3 weeks ago
@MrDeano324 oh well i was close lol
shadowmaster1995 3 weeks ago
The reason we have this "Special Relationship" as you put it is simply because we both need each other as allies lol. Both very strong countries need to stick together.
mjhart123 1 month ago 7
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@mjhart123 "The reason we have this "Special Relationship" as you put it is simply because we both need each other as allies lol. Both very strong countries need to stick together."
I would quote-"An alliance with the powerful is never to be trusted" - Phaedrus
We don't need the US, the US has and is treating us very badly while we give up our soldiers lives in their pointless middle eastern adventures.
MrGilles1990 3 weeks ago
@mjhart123
No, the real reason why we have a special relationship is because we are both the same people, just on other sides of the atlantic. A huge percentage of white Americans can trace their liniage back to Britain. As White people came to populate America from British colonies founded by Elizabeth 1. We also share this special relationship with Canada, New Zealand and Australia for the same reason. They were all populized by British explorers and colonists.
MrDeano324 2 weeks ago
@mjhart123 With if the became one country?
Halfbluemoon1 2 days ago
The rest of the European nations & world slander the UK & US heavily everywhere, it's envy. They'd rather China & Russia & India were the worlds superpowers. They don't appreciate all the advanced things the Anglosphere nations of the world have done & the amount of freedom we have compared to arabic & asian nations. Anglosphere nations (US, UK, Canada, Australia & NZ) need to stick together.
lilyeve222 1 month ago
@lilyeve222 The commonwealth nations need to stick together, but I would ignore the US.
MrGilles1990 3 weeks ago
@MrGilles1990 the commonwealth nations cant survive without the US. they would be eaten apart.
unchangingwrathify 2 weeks ago
@unchangingwrathify
Britain actually "survived" without the U.S for 2,000 years. Fending off invasions and defeating tyrants long before Englands colonization of North America was even thought of. Dont fall into the trap tof thinking America is "gods nation" and no other nation can match it. Because many other nations were rulling the world and making it their own long before Americas very short 200 year old history began. Your arrogance is astounding...
MrDeano324 2 weeks ago
@MrDeano324 that was two hundred years ago. when england could stand up to other superpowers. now the US is the most powerful country in the world, and it defends its allies and their interests. don't be so stupid to think without the US the commonwealth nations would not be taken advantage of.
unchangingwrathify 2 weeks ago
@unchangingwrathify
You forget that Great Britiain is in the European union. So that means, If a common wealth nation was attacked, say Canada, by the U.S. Great Britain would be the first to defend her, then would be Australia, then New Zealand, then Europe, starting with France and Germany. And I dare say it would give an excuse for Russia and China to have a dig as well. If America attacked a CW nation. WW3 would ensue. (read next comment)
MrDeano324 2 weeks ago
@MrDeano324 Great Britain is not even a country anymore. We are a mere EU province, which has our foreign policy dictated to by the US.
MrGilles1990 2 weeks ago
@MrGilles1990
I agree. But one along time ago, we were a mere Roman province, having our way of life dictated to us by the Senate. That didnt stop us achieveing what we did over the last 2,000 years. Look around you, who is the worlds sole superpower?, a former British colony. What is the international language of earth?, English. What nation still holds the largest amount of colonies?, Britain with 10. We have made our mark on the world. Time to pass the baton on and have a rest.
MrDeano324 2 weeks ago
@MrDeano324 Yes our time has come, we should take to the backstage, but as an independent nation with our commonwealth not a province of Brussels with our military dictated by Washington.
MrGilles1990 2 weeks ago
@MrGilles1990 err great britian is a country
masteranderton 2 weeks ago
@masteranderton Not an independent country, as much sovereignty as the state of Nevada.
MrGilles1990 2 weeks ago
@unchangingwrathify
And Britain was a superpower right up untill 1945. When almost six years of war and fighting bankrupted her. By 1935 Britain ruled an empire larger than any in history. It still holds that record today. Even today, their are 16 cases of colonisation left in the world...10 are British. Dont be so quick to judge other nations. Especially when history seems to not be youre strong point...
MrDeano324 2 weeks ago
@unchangingwrathify No they wouldn't, the US is the UK's enemy and she uses our soldiers as pawns in their useless wars.
MrGilles1990 2 weeks ago
great music, where from? where can i get it
mikefan09 1 month ago
There is nothing I'd like more than to see the UK move away from the US. If it were up to me, I would remove all US bases here and remove the UK from direct NATO command.
I'm not particularly anti American, I'm just indifferent. If the Americans think that I owe them anything or care much for them, they're in for a shock.
dezboss 1 month ago
@dezboss this american dosent give a damn about you as to weather or not you owe us is debatable but we definitely.dont owe you jack.
TheSmf4u 1 month ago
@TheSmf4u Don't you? Oh really? My god, I am so upset.
dezboss 1 month ago
@TheSmf4u ... and this American is on his own, it seems. Another anglophobe. Nothing more.
blindspottnewzealand 1 month ago
@dezboss Well, no one here is asking you for anything; which is exactly why no one is in for a shock.
DontTreadOnMe213 2 weeks ago
(cont.) plan to once again unprovokingly ATTACK the British Empire in the 1930s, and once again in Canada. The Commonwealth nations of Canada, Australia and New Zealand are our real friends and our allies, and not surprisingly a lot of Brits feel the same way
TalonMercenary 1 month ago
@TalonMercenary It wasn't to attack the British, it was a plan on what to do in case they some how get into a war with each other, and was also calculated as very improbable that they would go to war, but just in case
shiptech2k9 1 month ago
Look back in history and you will see how ridiculous the notion of a UK/USA "special relationship" really is. They fund our enemies, (the IRA, and support Argentina's bid for the Falklands) they attack OUR territory in Canada in 1812 completely unprovoked, they enter both ww1 and ww2 to settle their own matters, and to top it all off they bankrupt Britain after ww2 and indirectly lead to the empire's collapse, because of pure jealousy. Oh, and I suggest looking at "Plan Red", an American war...
TalonMercenary 1 month ago
@TalonMercenary HA HA!!!
TheSmf4u 1 month ago
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I am an American citizen who lives in Hawaii. I did not vote for Barack Obama and will certainly vote against him again. I am not at all pleased about the way he has treated our allies from the United Kingdom, but that is not the only problem that I have with him. We want someone who will bring back the confidence shared between the United States and Great Britian. In fact, it is very easy to see the influence that the British have had in Hawaii, lets begin with the palace in Honolulu!
educatedandinformed 1 month ago
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, from the Provisional IRA xxx
ProvosAttYourDoor 2 months ago
Prince of Whales? What the fuck?
TheSparkbomber 2 months ago
Don't for get Canada and South Africa...
ViridisAstrum 2 months ago
where is canada in all this??i think canada and britishes are closest than usa and uk
R3dTigerM40A3 2 months ago
@R3dTigerM40A3 Canadians are well loved.
22ndWave 1 month ago
I come from British/Welsh ancestry, but honestly I don't feel as though I have any connection at all to England. I grew up pretty much thinking that just about everybody on that side of the ocean more or less hates us and we helped each other out in the past when it was mutually beneficial to do so and maybe in times like that we might come together politically and economically, but as far as culture, values, and life in general I don't feel we really have anything in common anymore.
Bystander81 2 months ago
fight along side you from world wars to now and hope last forever backing each other
daveonfire2 2 months ago
i hate whne ppl argue on wich country is better >.> cant we all just agree tht all the evil mutha fuckas out there need to be locked up or put down?
jddii 2 months ago 2
UK & USA RULE!! The special Relationship between us two great nation's will never die. God bless America... and... God save the Queen. UK & USA TILL I DIE.
dmb1892 2 months ago
Oh God. I would like to take this time to apologize to all British people about Obama. We Americans are still scratching our head in confusion wondering how he got in office.
14omega28ok 3 months ago
English-speaking people of the world should stick together.
oldstock1607 3 months ago 9
@oldstock1607
We already do my friend. Thats why Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand are tied by the British Commonwealth. And the Commonwealth's greatest ally is the U.S.
MrDeano324 3 months ago 9
@MrDeano324 Its like that motto "United we stand, Divided we fall"
14omega28ok 3 months ago
@MrDeano324 I guess I should have said "we english-speaking people need to abandon the UN to its corrupt European, Muslim and terrorist-sympathizing alliance, and erect our own supranational entity."
oldstock1607 3 months ago
@MrDeano324 we irish don't
Stevenbfg 2 months ago
@Stevenbfg
What comment were you replying too?, or were you replying to the video in general?, sorry.
MrDeano324 2 months ago
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@MrDeano324 "We already do my friend. Thats why Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand are tied by the British Commonwealth. And the Commonwealth's greatest ally is the U.S."
Stevenbfg 2 months ago
@Stevenbfg Lets face it that make us all mighty happy
uxeivuda 2 months ago
@Stevenbfg you dont speak english!!
drunkest100 1 month ago
@MrDeano324 The UK's Greatest ally in America is Chile and Canada, the US has backstabbed the UK long enough.
MrGilles1990 2 weeks ago
@Hperman09... We don't need your air support, we don't need to listen to your crap about Libya, we did the reconaisance while the French did the bombing, and what did US do? It fires one misile from a drone. We don't need to be in Afghanistan, since it was us trying to help you out that made us a terrorist threat. Yeah, five times as many servicemen, guess what? Your population is way more than 5 times the UK, plus the ratio of servivemen is higher in the UK, and along with that I'm Scottish, s
xB1akey 3 months ago
@xB1akey Many NATO countries admit that they cannot go into Libya alone without most of the U.S. assets so have some respect we helped you after you guys helped us in Iraq and Afghanistan. The reason you went into Afghanistan....do you ever heard of a political organization called NATO? The treaty said if a NATO country had been attacked, then NATO members had to go and assist them, right or wrong. It's called alliance and political interests. NATO was involved in Libya so we helped you back.
Hperman09 3 months ago
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TalonMercenary 4 months ago
@TalonMercenary Europe hates the UK.
littleheadspin 4 months ago
@littleheadspin and the UK despises europe...now stick that where the euro don't shine..
grooverheliboy 2 months ago
@grooverheliboy I know, I am from the UK myself. There was no need for that tone you arrogant little shit.
littleheadspin 2 months ago
@littleheadspin Who made you the youtube police then It is MY OPINION and I am entitled to it so fuck off you KNOB HEAD..
grooverheliboy 2 months ago
@grooverheliboy When did I say I was the police? I said I know the UK hates the EU, as I live here. What opinion was that? to shove it up my ass?. You need to learn some manners and grow up. How about you get a job pal? there is so much frustration that I think you could put your time to better use.
littleheadspin 2 months ago
@littleheadspin Jesus H Christ you really are dumb..YOU started with the insults as in you called ME "a little shit" for posting MY opinion, so if you cannot take insults then dont give them out, as for getting a job I have a very well paid professional job and earn way more than you do and live in a house that you could never ever afford.
Abit of free advice for you moron.."ENGAGE BRAIN BEFORE OPENING MOUTH"..
grooverheliboy 2 months ago
@grooverheliboy Grooverheliboy, this is what I don't understand, What was your opinion? << Did you read that? You told me to shove my opinion up my ass, yet you are ranting on about how YOU have a opinion. Your a fucking hypocrite.
You have a professional job? Is the way you behave on YouTube count towards professional behaviour? Heres a bit of free advice ..." GROW THE FUCK UP"
littleheadspin 2 months ago
@littleheadspin Wow throwing your toys out of the pram now are we.. you immature fuckwit yet another troller who gets off on starting arguments he cannot win ..If you re- read my initial comment it was not aimed at you but concluded the statement I made on the EU I guess you really do need to practise my advice given earlier it would help you to not try to run before you can walk..
grooverheliboy 2 months ago
@grooverheliboy Groverheliboy I used to be a hypocrite like you but then I took an arrow to the knee.
littleheadspin 2 months ago
@littleheadspin There you go again you cant bloody stop yourself can you..Dishing out all the insults then crying like a fanny when it all goes tits up...
grooverheliboy 2 months ago
@grooverheliboy Hypocrite - mouth one way, belly another way
littleheadspin 2 months ago
@littleheadspin God ruined a really good arse when he placed teeth into your mouth !
grooverheliboy 2 months ago
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@grooverheliboy Grooverheliboy, I can tell you are mad. Just look at all the comments you have been sending to other people this week!
You are a very angry person, have you ever tried Yoga? or have you ever tried getting all that frustration out by... well.. don't want to embarrass you, but, by shagging a girl once in a while?
I could see how being a Virgin at 23 could make you very angry, if that was me I would be pissed.
littleheadspin 2 months ago
@TalonMercenary England does belong to the .E.U.
davlor86 4 months ago
@TalonMercenary
We are actually more brothers with the US than europe. As many americans can trace their ancestory back to Britain. The majority of europeans cant. The EU is a controlling , manipulating superstate. Britain has fought against this 4 key times in our history. Once against the Romans, once against Napoleon, and twice against Germany. Then we just join it with open arms. What did those millions of soliders die for?, nothing. Mainland europe is our greatest enemy, always has been.
MrDeano324 4 months ago 18
@MrDeano324 I afree wae are more brothers french germany will revert back to old habits britain can do without them
hamster700 3 months ago
@MrDeano324 Don't completely condemn the mainland. It is the East we should all be worrying about.Some European countries can be called friends of the UK. Like Norway and Sweden. Yes, France is a puppet, Italy has no idea what it's doing and Germany is trying to make a superstate, but we may need these guys when China starts to overstep its boundaries.
22ndWave 1 month ago
@22ndWave Your comment is 100% correct. France is Germany's poodle, and once again, they are trying to control Europe for the 3rd time through economics. Like you say, there are a few countries in Europe which the UK should stick closer to; as you say, Scandinavia, Holland, Portugal. Our traditional European allies
TalonMercenary 1 month ago
@TalonMercenary I have nothing against the French, personally. They did support us in telling Argentina to fuck off back in the 80s, but Europe has to understand that one union cannot benefit everybody. We're just very different countries. Two, co-operating unions would be the best option.
22ndWave 1 month ago
@MrDeano324 Right on. But lest we forget not all the mainland is bad...Portugal and Poland are two prime examples. We British have stood beside the Lusitanians for the best part of 400 years. Portugal was delivered from Spanish and French invasion in 1762. 10,000 Portuguese and 8,000 British resisted and repelled 45,000 Spanish and 12,000 French. Years later, the British role was dominant in the defeat of Napoleons forces in the Peninsular War. Poland is an ally of WWII. Both are our friends :)
ThePalaeontologist 1 month ago
@MrDeano324 If the US is our Brother, then it is Cain and the UK is Abel. I hate the EU and the US, But I love the UK.
MrGilles1990 3 weeks ago
@TalonMercenary Are you stupid? European brothers?... The only thing that makes us brothers with them is the European union, atleast both america and canada has history and alot of the people came from britain.
MegaFight4life 3 months ago
@TalonMercenary the EUROPEANS arent your brothers we are and the Australiens are we both speak the same tongue the great english languege has been violated by the europeans they ofher you nothing
hamster700 3 months ago
@TalonMercenary you hate the USA but you play games that are from the USA like fallout 3
???
82ksniper 2 months ago
@82ksniper Lol this was the worst example ever america and britain (&china) pretty much made/invented everything so why do you highlight a video game and not something like why do you drink coke or have an ipod or we could say why do you have a phone or a tv?
3JayWiz 2 months ago
@Sharkattack48 No accounts of British friendly fire on US troops have ever been recorded, look at the facts.
I personally think a fair few of American soldiers and their equipment need to be brought into question, and I think you will agree
xB1akey 4 months ago
@xB1akey It's not intentional friendly fire, it's shit intel.
cookiemonster9052 4 months ago
@xB1akey Most of them you have listed were air-to-ground incidents involving U.S. aircraft bombing British troops. Heck, you don't even provide majority of the air-support to us. Since the RAF and the French Air Force did most of the work in Libya, you have to stick with our air-support. And U.S. troops were deployed five times as many just as the UK.
Hperman09 4 months ago
@Sharkattack48 Iraq war... 23 March 2003: A British Tornado jet was shot down by a U.S. Patriot missile, killing two crewman.[9][10]
28 March 2003: British Lance-Corporal Matty Hull was killed by U.S. A-10 jets as well as five others wounded in the 190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident.
6 April 2003: a bomb dropped from a U.S. F-15 aircraft hit a friendly Kurdish and U.S. Special Forces convoy, killing 15 people, including BBC translator Kamaran Abdurazaq Muhamed
xB1akey 4 months ago
@Sharkattack48 Afghanistan War... 5 December 2006: British Marine Pte. Jonathan Wigley's death was caused by gunfire from a U.S. F-18 aircraft.[4]
July 2007: British Guardsman Matthew Lyne-Pirkis, of the Grenadier Guards, was wounded along with three other allied soldiers of the Afghan National Army after being hit by gunfire from a U.S. Apache helicopter gunship.[5]
23 August 2007: A bomb dropped by an F-15 killed three soldiers of the Royal Anglian Regiment and wounded a further two
xB1akey 4 months ago
@Sharkattack48 Gulf War... 1991: Nine British soldiers were killed and further 11 injured after their armoured vehicles were hit by two U.S. A-10 ground attack aircraft. Two British soldiers were injured when their Scorpion armoured vehicles were fired on by U.S. M1 Abrams tanks
1994: two U.S. Air Force F-15Cs fighter aircraft shot down two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks helicopters, killing 26 Allied military and civilian personnels, including two British Army officers.
xB1akey 4 months ago
@Sharkattack48 The term friendly fire was made by the Americans, here is a list of friendly fires per war...
Korean War...
23 September 1950: During the "Battle of Hill 282", three USAF P-51 Mustang aircraft attacked a position held by British Army of 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, with guns and napalm, killing 17 and wounding 76.
xB1akey 4 months ago
A US fighter jet half wiped out a British convoy in Afghanistan, then when Taliban moved in on the convoy, the US fighter jet refused to return and the remaining survivors where picked off by Taliban, the US government covered it up by saying it was a string of roadside bombs, until 3 years later 'The Sun' newspaper showed the truth, Special Relationship my arse
xB1akey 4 months ago
@xB1akey The Sun is a bias newspaper in intention to stir up anti-Americanism. Also even you MOD covered up a lot of friendly fire deaths during the Falkland Wars. One was that a British helicopter was shot out of the sky by a Royal Navy ship, killing four. The MOD said that it was enemy fire but four years after the incident, it was admit to be friendly fire.
When a British tank fired on another British tank at the start of the invasion of Iraq, it was said to be an error of IFOF.
Hperman09 4 months ago
Canada is like a third wheel
PYTHONONLY 4 months ago
The so-called special relationship between the US and UK is a myth.
I have nothing against Americans, but I don't see the point in pretending they love us (politically)
ThrexyX 4 months ago
@ThrexyX
I think you have it kind of wrong. Its not "pretending they love us". Its a special relationship because we share alot of eachothers history. Even the very first settlers in America were British colonists. We are effecivley the same people, just on two sides of the atlantic. We have helped eachother out of tight spots and have always had eachothers back. Britain also shares this Special Relationship with Australia, Canada and New Zealand as well for the same reasons.
MrDeano324 4 months ago 3
@ThrexyX but we do......well i do anyways
Jurassicparkrules96 4 months ago
@Jurassicparkrules96 I'm not really talking about your average every day American citizen, I mean politicians. There's no such thing as "friends" in politics, just allies and they all use eachother for their own benefit.
ThrexyX 4 months ago
@ThrexyX oh ok, lol
Jurassicparkrules96 4 months ago
@crazyh1997, lol. Yeah they were abit of a married couple at times :)...btw, just wondering, is your screen name in reference to the Indian chief Crazy Horse?.
MrDeano324 5 months ago
1:00 the happy couple xD
crazyh1997 5 months ago
@Chompyt, yes thankyou. But somebody has already pointed that typo out...
MrDeano324 5 months ago
prince of wHales? am i going mad?
Chompyt 5 months ago
Ppl saying pretty much Britain would be fucked if China attacked cause they are getting richer or any other super rich country I think Britain has proved in the past we can take if our self with the smallest amount of money cause we are a island of warriors and don't take shit from any one
MrCONNOR222 5 months ago 2
Good job. I think that most people here have a genuine admiration for our friends in the U.K. I would go in harms way to defend my country, and to defend the British Commonwealth as well. I wonder how many people fully realize that the nature of warfare changed on 9/11...more fundamentally than sail/steam, or horses/mechanized. etc. National borders are largely immaterial. The next big one is economic thru cyber and terror. Time to re-write 20th century tactics or go the way of the Dodo.
JTB1956 5 months ago
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The US and UK are the best friends in the world ! You have the same anglo-saxon culture, you speak the same language, you share lot of things, many American have British blood. In fact, you are quite the same people even though you have some cultural differences...
Long life to your friendchips !
minhounou 6 months ago
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minhounou 6 months ago
@TheIceman567 Much to learn, you still have
(about a Great Many Things ; )
Here's just two...
1: The Harriers HAVEN'T been scrapped (their currently in storage, & are reputedly earmarked for sale [although it's unknown when]).
2: You have a great deal to learn about Russian Technology
(if they were as backward as you claim they wouldn't have had the
"VA-111 Shkval" Supercavitation Torpedo since the 70's now would they?
[until 1995 the US didn't even know such a Weapon was even possible!] ; )
TSR1989RN 6 months ago
cool clip
whitenigga783 7 months ago
@whitenigga783
Thankyou my friend :)
MrDeano324 7 months ago
OK! But who helps VN?
01213567934 7 months ago
@01213567934
VN?, if by that you mean Vietnam. Im not sure....China?
MrDeano324 7 months ago
@MrDeano324 Vietnam! Not Communist China! Vnese people need help. The vn gov has to be demolished!
01213567934 7 months ago
TheIceman567, *the
MrDeano324 9 months ago
@TheIceman567, yeah, but I can't see ww3 breaking out before 2020. Every country apart from china is bankrupt and will be untill atleast 2017. And China has no intention to capitalise on that. Besides, if ww3 did happen to break out, our closest ally is current world superpower ;), I think we will be ok...
MrDeano324 9 months ago
@MrDeano324 no moron. many counties have debt, but are not bankrupt, bankrupt is when you have no money to pay your debt. what do you think britain is doing at the moment... err..... reducing the deficit, by PAYING ITS DEBT! also last time i checked, the german economy is thriving... so this china bullshit is complete rubbish, brazil too has large growing economy. and stop saying if ww3 broke out tommorow..... it doesnt happen like that, and the US is not THE world superpower... china is too
Pringles352 7 months ago
to right mate allies for life
Ninjablade37Ps3 9 months ago
@Ninjablade37Ps3
indeed :)
MrDeano324 9 months ago
Hate bLAIR and Bush, that's not the type of relationship i want.
I would like an equal relationship were Britain is not seen as the poodle.
MrGilles1990 1 year ago
@TheIceMan567
1.Infact Winston Churchil also said that line in 1942, I chose to quote him rather than Yamamoto.
2. I said nothing about Britain teaming up with Russia, and quite frankly, I would be ashamed if we did.
3. One day soon, they will be the new superpower, let's see then how they will cope. I think quite well. We were your no1 trading partner once, you did pretty well without our exports. The same applys.
MrDeano324 1 year ago
@MrDeano324 I agree they will be but as of right now Russia is also broke and 30 years behind NATO in Tech.
TheIceman567 1 year ago
@MrDeano324 i think u will once again find that you are wrong. we are friends with russia, so is the US. after 9/11, russia immediately offered the US extensive support reffering to them as a 'friend hit off guard'.
Pringles352 7 months ago
best video i have ever seen on youtube. Great job
5/5
washingtonboy09 1 year ago
@washingtonboy09
Thanks for the great comment mate, glad you enjoyed it. :)
MrDeano324 1 year ago
Greetings from the United States! We couldn't ask for a greater friend than the United Kingdom.
bcharville 1 year ago 6
@mc0558
I agree America is on the downfall and we won't get much out of this relationship in the comming years and decades, but eventually china will need to go to war with the U.S to assert her dominance on the world, and somehow, I just can't picture modern British troops fighting America under the comunist flag. It just seems abit far fetched.
MrDeano324 1 year ago
@MrDeano324 And to say you'll get nothing in decades is a big batch of Bullshit! Obama is without a doubt gonna last only one term as President.
TheIceman567 1 year ago
@TheIceman567
Whats with the sudden change of heart my friend?, I said nothing to insult America and neither would I care to, I was just mearley pointing out the fact that over the past few years your presidents have been somewhat reluctat to share certain things with us. And I just didnt see that changing anytime soon. Thats all.
MrDeano324 1 year ago
@MrDeano324 No change of heart is hate morons like that. And it was your Pm that called Britain the Jr. Partner. That's bullshit. The thing that pisses me off is if some says let's go to Russia the fact is the UK has the worst ties with the Russians then the US does. And 80% of Russians hate both the US/UK. And they are selling weapons to Argentina just to start shit. Which means The British better start watching the Falklands.
TheIceman567 1 year ago
@TheIceman567 wrong. again. this is actually like marking a 10yr olds exam paper for alevels. argentina is in no state to wage war. they have seriously cut defence spending and have a pathetic military. look it up
Pringles352 7 months ago
@Pringles352 I know they do. But if they invaded Britain has no chance in regaining them.
TheIceman567 7 months ago
@MrDeano324 Why would China go to war with America? America owes China trillions and China sells billions of dollars of its products to the US every year. For China to go to war with the United States would mean willful destruction of China's own assets. China's economy is overly-extended in the USA, and the only way forward for China is to keep America paying.
mc0558 1 year ago
@mc0558 No stupid The Chinese need us more. If some like your self had a brain you'd know this America's number one trading partner is Canada. And if you did go to Russia and China you really are Stupid the russians selling argentina weapons and watch in two three year they'll be back and again Britain so weak it would be nothing more then a puppet still.
TheIceman567 1 year ago
@TheIceman567 You say like russia selling weapons to Argentina is a bad bad bad thing... You are aware that russia and italy were selling weapons to Argentina in the Falklands war!? And they sent everything in to capture the islands... but no we sent a few troops across the water and kick them off our island. And trust... Argentina with there 30 year old tech from russia will still get kicked back to where they come if they tried anything again.
Btw, Great video, GSOQ & GBA.
babalonkie 9 months ago
@babalonkie Man my point is today Britain wouldn't to be able to. With the cut backs.
TheIceman567 9 months ago
@TheIceman567 Theres cut backs, but so was there back in the Falklands. Most of our vehicles that have been decommissioned are under tarpaulins. They have been mothballed. As well as our new state of the art stuff, that has been mothballed too... meaning they are lying in wait. As for troops, we still have allot, and it only takes seconds to call back soldiers under the 2-3 year promise that they may be called back to arms. At the present, nothing has changed. In 3 years it may be different.
babalonkie 9 months ago