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Having Cheney & Kissenger attend will be more than enough so that they can pay their last respects to their failed actions & policies that have come home to roost for the rest of us.
Regardless of how you might feel about her and her policies or I might feel, not sending a White House rep is a slap in the face and the Brits have every right to be pissed. To me, this a disgrace, a political blunder and some of those posting here, today are showing how hateful they can be toward anyone they do not agree with. How many have heard the word "class"?
I know that. I live here. But to me as a Republican Cameron is my Head of State as I do not really recognise the Monarchy as a valid system of governance. So yes Queenie is strictly Head of State. But Cameron is the one who inflicts his policies and actually has the real power politically....
He is the one pulling all the strings and whose party is responsible for the daily life of 60 million people. And in my eyes Merkel is also Head of State of Germany not Joachim Gauck. Not the correct legalistic term but what I consider a Head of State.
I think you knew what I meant anyway. Just playing the semantics game it seems. Thatcher was the one who brought Britain to its knees she should be considered the one who was the Head of the country.
Fair enough, though it was worth pointing it out anyway since many of my fellow Americans do not realize that the PM is not the head of state.
Why not? This will be a busy week for the president pushing gun control issues. Really, they couldn't even spare that moron Biden? This is a truely classless move by a classless president.
Why do you want Biden to attend, so you can complain about his hotel bills?
They're sending the former Secy of State who actually worked with Thatcher. I don't see why this is a big deal.
This is a huge diplomatic blunder. The Brits will remember this. Obama had no problem providing aid for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt...but what do you expect of this peasant prince. If they are smart they had better send someone....England is the mother land of America whether you like it or not. Intelligent leaders respect the left and the right..Liberal bias should not come into play when it comes to international relations. Never under estimate the power and influence of the British right and might.
They'll remember this and do WHAT?? What are they gonna do about it?
What...they're gonna come and save our asses from a German invasion?
Let's not lose sight of which country is in the greater debt of the other here.
I wonder what the odds are that Cheney will be arrested for war crimes while in Europe?
What crimes did he commit exactly that he could be arrested for? I know this is a fun LWNJ talking point and a favorite but feel free to elaborate if you possibly can.
Considering the outrage and controversy at Mrs T being given a ceremonial funeral at the cost of 10 million pounds during a time of austerity I don't think most Brits are going to notice much....
She was the most divisive politician possibly in British History and her toxic legacy is still with us to this day.
Her funeral is an outrage and morally bankrupt decision considering we are told there is no money for nurses, social workers or teachers but plenty for a multimillionaire whose family could afford to pay for her own bloody funeral.
The woman who hated "parasites" and "scroungers" now scrounging off the British taxpayer. Quelle surprise.
Contrary to what I believe is the untruthful discussion title, and inaccurate later assertions ... the President has appointed a delegation to represent the United States at the funeral/memorial for private citizen Margaret Thatcher. Surprising to me, he's asked Reagan-era senior government officials to lead the delegation.
Nothing would stop any of the former U.S. Presidents, Republican or Democrat, from attending on their own. Or leaders of the U.S. Congress, or the U.S. Supreme Court. I note that not one will attend ... if published reports accurately disclose the plans for the event.
Margaret Thatcher was a polarizing figure in the UK ... and remains so today ... and she was not someone the current President had a head of state, or other, relationship with.
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