News: USA voted Britain's best friend in the world (Korean, money)

[goldengrain]

Originally Posted by tom77falcons

Not always. The Brits blew us off during the Vietnam War. Aus sent troops, but Britain refused.

Don't blame 'em.
We don't even know what we were doing there - or, what we were doing there for so long.

[goldengrain]

Originally Posted by tom77falcons

It was on a docu I saw once about the Falkland War. I'm sure it wasn't a lot of people, but it was anecdotally noted. The point is that during that war the Brits were just as much flag waving as Americans.

On another note, I do believe the BBC has an anti-american slant. Has anyone ever read over the Have Your Say comments? Invariably the topic is about America or Americans and phrased in such a way as to provoke negative responses. Something like "Is America right to promote a unilateral foreign policy?" or "Is America the main cause of global warming?", etc. etc. And as expected many of the comments from Brits are downright hateful. I've been to Britain many times and found almost all British people to be very polite and friendly to a fault. However, the BBC site is a whole other story.

That's one way of looking at it. The other way is that the BBC will publish things that our media conveniently sweeps under the rug.

[Magnatomicflux]

Originally Posted by other99

Well the UK did not bother to get involved in the war in Vietnam. It was New Zealand and Australia that sent troops. In addition Israel or Canada never got involved in the Vietnam war. New Zealand and especially Australia has supported and sent troops to support US efforts in Iraq and Afganistan as well. Israel has not even had joined the US in its war effort in Iraq or Afganistan.

Officially? No. But 30,000 Canadians volunteered to fight with the United States in Veitnam. My mechanic is one of them, and there is also a memorial to the war down on our river front. Canadian companies also sold all sorts of munitions/aircraft, napalm and what not to the US for the war. Somewhere in the neighbourhood of $2.5 billion worth. Then another $10 billion in food, clothing, nickel, copper, armour plating, etc......
Canada also let the US use its facilities and bases for weapons testing.

So, I'd say we were involved...just, not officially.



And....we are in Afghanistan. Have been since 2001. Just making sure, if you wern't aware.

[nzrugby]

Originally Posted by paull805

A post from me from a previous thread

"Who needs enemies with friends like you! Your biggest allies, and young men from my city are still dying fighting alongside Americans in Afghanistan, for a DECADE because your country was dreadfully attacked. Nearly 500 British dead, 2000 Americans you have way more than 4 times the number of troops as us so we have suffered just as painfully as America. Only five British men died between April 2002 and early March 2006, so we have been hit hard in recent years"

British dead, do you not mean Commonwealth dead ?

[paull805]

No ........... British dead nzrugby. And I beg your pardon it is 440. New Zealand has lost 10, Canada 158, Australia 39. USA 2084.

Coalition casualties in Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Don't forget Iraq, there were 318 deaths from the armed forces of other Coalition excluding Americans. - 179 UK deaths and 139 deaths from other nations. 0 from New Zealand, 2 from Australia, 0 from Canada.

So no I do not mean Commonwealth dead, I mean British dead. If I meant Commonwealth dead I would have said Commonwealth dead wouldn't I.

[other99]

Originally Posted by Magnatomicflux

Officially? No. But 30,000 Canadians volunteered to fight with the United States in Veitnam. My mechanic is one of them, and there is also a memorial to the war down on our river front. Canadian companies also sold all sorts of munitions/aircraft, napalm and what not to the US for the war. Somewhere in the neighbourhood of $2.5 billion worth. Then another $10 billion in food, clothing, nickel, copper, armour plating, etc......
Canada also let the US use its facilities and bases for weapons testing.

So, I'd say we were involved...just, not officially.



And....we are in Afghanistan. Have been since 2001. Just making sure, if you wern't aware.

I meant that actually sending troops and its military to Vietnam. I knew that Canada was involved in military operations in Afganistan.

[nzrugby]

Originally Posted by paull805

No ........... British dead nzrugby. And I beg your pardon it is 440. New Zealand has lost 10, Canada 158, Australia 39. USA 2084.

Coalition casualties in Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Don't forget Iraq, there were 318 deaths from the armed forces of other Coalition excluding Americans. - 179 UK deaths and 139 deaths from other nations. 0 from New Zealand, 2 from Australia, 0 from Canada.

So no I do not mean Commonwealth dead, I mean British dead. If I meant Commonwealth dead I would have said Commonwealth dead wouldn't I.

So a Grenadian serving in the British army dies as a Brit when killed in Afghanistan ?
Foreign-born troops total tops 12,000 - Defence Management

[paull805]

Not sure ......... but the same could be said of every western nation, so what's your point? The commonwealth nations and American armies have numerous foreign born soldiers, and soldiers serving in their armies who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq.

[Baldrick]

Originally Posted by nzrugby

So a Grenadian serving in the British army dies as a Brit when killed in Afghanistan ?
Foreign-born troops total tops 12,000 - Defence Management

They're recorded as such yes. Statistically they're British Armed Forces. There is no acknowledgement of nationality when you fill in the forms to record a soldiers death, I know this from experience.

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Is there as much grumbling about Yanks from the bloke on the UK street as there seems to be on this forum?