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Originally Posted by papa smurf
i think there was a special relationship back in the ww2 era ,and we probably would now be run from Europe without their help .but in recent times i think we were there just to add legitimacy to their wars ,i think there will always be a pact of mutual protection between us ,but going to war on their say so is no longer an option imo. |
Pact of mutual protection, sounds like NATO to me
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Originally Posted by nomadking
It's not as if there was any pressure or bullying as with the attitude of France and Germany. They keep saying that if you don't go along with what they want, you are not truly part of the EU. A example is the recent talks about Greece. France and Germany talk together to agree a plan and only then the other countries in the Euro-zone get told about it. The other countries are not allowed to take part in the original discussions.
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Personally I'd like to see us get closer with the Commonwealth nations rather than the US or Europe, the only group of nations we can truly rely on in any circumstances, although our influence among nations has been severly diluted thanks to our blindly following a certain US president over recent years.