Potus ???

[openspaceman]

38 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

He has switched the US from being a reliable ally

When was that then?

 

It was never put to the test after 1945 and  then it had taken a direct attack on them to  commit troops. 

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Troops in Germany and elsewhere in Europe to deter the Russians, plus nukes in Turkey and elsewhere.

The allies in the Iraq war.

Decades of intelligence sharing on many fronts.

[Johnsond]

17 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

When was that then?

 

It was never put to the test after 1945 and  then it had taken a direct attack on them to  commit troops. 

 

 

It’s easy to forget that a lot of people in America wanted nothing do with the war in Europe in WW2, as you say it took Pearl Harbour to get them in on the act, admittedly they were assisting massively in other ways prior to that, but also very profitable for them. 

[openspaceman]

24 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Troops in Germany and elsewhere in Europe to deter the Russians,

I admit to a bias as I blame american quasi diktats for a lot of the problems in the middle east  and the problems with our economy in the post war years.

 

Yes the war would not have been won without them but they benefited hugely from the Marshall plan where they hung UK out to dry because we elected a what they considered was a socialist government.

[GarethM]

And didn't everyone's favourite spawn of evil Satan Tony also allow the closure of all those nice bases in Germany.

 

Funny how for over fifty years things were quiet until the Germans asked us to leave and the spiral to the current situation.

[sime42]

Talking of old Tone, he seems to be cosying right up to Trump in his dream team, The Saviours of Gaza. That must rankle amongst the Trump fellators.

 

Blair and Rubio named on senior executive of Gaza 'Board of Peace'

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the "founding executive board", the White House says.

 

 

 

[Mark J]

[Mesterh]

It will be interesting to see how this Trump blackmailing scenario pans out. I reckon Starmer is on a plane to Greenland to start begging them to take the trillion dollar pay cheque. 

 

 

 

[Mark J]

[Mesterh]