Quote:
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.
|
The bi-lateral talks between France and Germany over Greece was probably because the pair of them would be putting in by far the lions share of cash in any rescue package for Greece, as regards the UK being involved in this intial discussion what was the point, we are not in the euro.
Regarding the so called special relationship, how special is it when for the last 25 years when British PM's have met the President each time our back-room boys have always insisted that the President mention the special relationship, "courtesy of Chris Meyer ex British ambassador to the US".
According to Meyer its the British politicians who are obsessed with this phrase, and that the Americans just parrot it to keep us happy.
I think the only big time occasion that the UK has said a firm no to the US was in the 60's when President Johnson on numerous occasions tried to get Harold Wilson to commit British troops into the Vietnam meat-grinder, and to he's lasting credit he flatly refused...not a bad legacy.
I wonder what the response would have been had Blair or Thatcher been in power?