UK and US "special relationship" taken to a new level amid anti-war protests
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Gaddafi 'must go', UK Prime Minister David Cameron said at a joint press conference with US President Barack Obama on Wednesday. Obama said no US ground troops would be sent into the North African country.
PM David Cameron and President Obama, speaking with journalists in the wake of the US President's two-day visit to London, underlined that the coalition's actions in Libya fully comply with the UN resolution 1973. President Barack Obama said there would be no "let up" in the pressure on Libya's Leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, who has been resisting the coalition's operation in the country for over two months.
Despite Cameron stating that he and Obama agreed on the need to turn up the heat on Libya, President Obama did not commit to send any US ground forces into the country.
"Once you rule out ground forces, then there are going to be some inherent limitations to our air strike operations," Obama said.
"It means that the opposition on the ground in Libya is going to have to carry out its responsibilities and we are going to have to do effective coordination, and we are doing that with the opposition on the ground," he added.
The two leaders said the operation in Libya would be a slow, steady process which would require "patience and persistence."
The two leaders' meeting also focused on setting up a joint security board between the US and the UK. It will help with the sharing and coordination of the countries defense and security resources.
Obama's visit comes as NATO escalates its involvement in the war in Libya. France has said it will deploy helicopters, bringing combat operations closer to the ground. As the global war machine rumbles on, with the alliance of London and Washington at the helm -- this new agreement to pool information and resources may only add fuel to the fire.
The special ties between the US and UK in the realm of national security go a bit against the process of European integration, pointed out Michel Chossudovsky from the Center for Research on Globalization, noting that there are no fundamental differences between the two countries.
"But if we look at British public opinion, we are dealing with something entirely different. Britain has a very strong anti-US sentiment," Chossudovsky stated. "The public has never supported Britain's involvement in the war."
"But one thing is British public opinion, and the other is decisions taken by the British government," he declared.
Originally aired on RT, May 25, 2011
http://rt.com/news/obama-visit-uk-usa/
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I LOVE THE USA AND ALL YOU BRILLIENT PEOPLE BIG LOVE FROM THE UK!!
allmusic6 1 week ago
I am an American. Please don't hate us. I love the UK.
clermeil 1 week ago
#Cough# petroleum industry Iraq #Cough#
Irishpride98 1 month ago
Hey Mr Knight, it sounds like someone needs to read some history books....start at the bit where the US gave the lives of thousands of its young men to help us avoid becoming part of the third reich (hint, hint). As an Englishman, I will forever be grateful for that. If you aren't, then you are obviously to stupid to realise how much you should be too. Now go and look behind the sofa and see if you can find a brain while you're at it...
bigstemarra 5 months ago
I fucking hate the special relationship with America, they are not even near to our closest allies, look at the military records and France is a greater ally than America is, we should leave NATO and start our own independant military power like the French did.
TheLiberalKnight 5 months ago
Nice to see that the Oceanian government is proceeding. War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength, Freedom is slavery.
therogerseses 7 months ago
Poor duped kids looking up to pure evil.....Ps does Cameron fuck obama, or obama fuck cameron, or do they take it in turn....one thing i do know they both fuck us
perksy35 9 months ago
i recently read qatardi's book. it's utterly retarded. he should be executed just for writing such a pile of megatardation. how can such an ultratard become the leader of a country? oh well, such is the way of a supertarded world populated by homo retardien.
XQ55QX 9 months ago