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Whoa, slow down there big guy. These were not personal attacks, but rather points of view of who WE feel safer with in the drivers seat. I don't remeber the US as a whole EVER being so vocal over who is choosen to lead GB. To the best of my knowledge, the election of the President of the United States never came down to what citizens of another nation wanted.
Why does the EU think our politics are your business. Thakfully, the pandering to France, Germany et al, of the Clinton years is dissapating. Granted we all want a safer world, and I would much rather fight them on their doorstep than wait till they knock on mine again. We tried to turn the other cheek throughout the 90's, The Cole, the 1st WTC bombing, several embasies and so on, and the only thing it got us was 9/11. Thanks for your opinion, but I don't remeber anything in NI that had the single day death count of what we had a few years ago.
Don't get me wrong, we all pray for your soldiers in the Middle East just as much as pray for our own (at least this American does). Further, you and your country have been by our side through some pretty tough roads. Your that friend throughout life that always has our back. But please dont equate that friendship to citizenship. Love ya like a brother but this is one family function ya'll are not invited to.
Further, the price of gas in your country if I'm not correct has much more to do with taxes levied by your government and the cost of getting it to there than anything else. Do you really think Shell Oil, Mobile, BP etc sells at a higher price in the UK because they have it in for you? Most of the current situation regarding the cost of gas (I paid $2.29/gal here this morning btw) has more to do with supply and demand (emerging economies in places like China, lack of new refineries being built to keep up with demand etc) than someone in the Saudi Royal family doing us a favor. We've all heard for years that oil was a finite commodity so it should come as no shock that the price is up. Or is it Bush's fault that the enviromentalists in the US wont let us drill in places where there are vast, known reserves.
I ramble and rant and for that I apologise. But this is one American that is sick and tired of being pissed on by the rest of the world for doing what is best for our little neck of the woods first.
