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Spider Jerusalem

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18. You clearly have a somewhat mistaken view of Britain's relationship with the EU

Reply to melody (Reply #15)

Sat Oct 27, 2012, 01:04 PM

Oct 2012

it's not popular and if a referendum on membership were held tomorrow Britain would be out. The EU doesn't dictate the foreign policy of member states--and if Brussels tried to tell the British government to do something, like, say, "deny the US use of bases", Her Majesty's Government would do the opposite out of sheer bloodymindedness. The considerations here are more likely to be economic--the effects of loss of a significant percentage of world oil production for the duration of any hypothetical hostilities with Iran would probably be more severe for the UK than the US.

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Britain rejects US request to use UK bases in nuclear standoff with Iran [View all] dipsydoodle Oct 2012 OP

Good for the Brits........... kooljerk666 Oct 2012 #1

Good. All countries should refuse to let US use their base for staging Panasonic Oct 2012 #2

Funny, since Britain got us into this shit in 1952 in the first place. AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #3

Always nice to see someone who knows history... Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #8

Bravo, Britain. Vidar Oct 2012 #4

Friends don't let friends commit war crimes. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #5

Too bad Tony and George didn't adhere to that. RC Oct 2012 #6

Not sure how "civilized" it was in the first place. lexx21 Oct 2012 #10

Safe is debateable as well. PavePusher Oct 2012 #22

+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #7

Hope the other countries will see the wisdom and rightness in this position. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2012 #9

We're not friends anymore melody Oct 2012 #13

No more "special relationship"? bemildred Oct 2012 #14

I know, I'm English/Scots/Irish, but ... melody Oct 2012 #15

My dad was born in Glasgow. bemildred Oct 2012 #16

History has never been "kind" to any Empire. PavePusher Oct 2012 #23

You clearly have a somewhat mistaken view of Britain's relationship with the EU Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #18

The public view is not the government view melody Oct 2012 #19

Not really Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #20

I'm not saying this action has anything to do with the EU melody Oct 2012 #24

American Presidents are weak by design. bemildred Oct 2012 #25

Look at the benefit that the request and denial has.... lexx21 Oct 2012 #11

K&R It's nice to see that the British government is growing a spine rachel1 Oct 2012 #12

Are they afraid of a Romney Presidency? lunatica Oct 2012 #17

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