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By: That special something or other | Scholars and Rogues

That special something or other | Scholars and Rogues — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:49:35 +0000

[...] Relationship between American and Britain yesterday. But in full “we’ve written about this before, so we can write about it again” mode, I just wanted to add a further comment on something that [...]

By: Scholars and Rogues » There’s nothing special about being special

Scholars and Rogues » There’s nothing special about being special — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:48:00 +0000

[...] false;} A while back we commented on the potential fracturing of the “special relationship” between Britain and the United [...]

By: Scholars and Rogues » Happy Birthday to The Commonwealth: could this be Britain’s future?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:37:44 +0000

[...] decided to hitch their star to the Americans—you know, the Special Relationship. As we have discussed previously, this has been something of a one-way street, and it keeps backfiring. And it appears that, you [...]

By: wufnik

wufnik — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:09:45 +0000

Traitor.

By: Brian Angliss

Brian Angliss — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:01:16 +0000

I won’t be drinking any “Freedom” whiskey, dammit. Scotch all the way, and a second glass just to annoy people who are offended.

By: wufnik

wufnik — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:30:31 +0000

Actually, lots of people can imagine that dynamic now, which is something of a problem, yes. OTOH, less cozy terms would have prevented Iraq. That’s a trade-off that many would be happy to make. The US and Britain will always be on good terms, and even if there are times when those terms are less than good, things muddle along. Remember when everyone was pouring their French wine down the sink and people were eating Freedom Fries? Looks kind of silly now. And if we have to put up with a year or two of Freedom Whiskey, we’ll get through that too.

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:20:23 +0000

Yeah, Chris, but I do take a little bit of satisfaction in knowing that Blair’s legacy will always be “Bush’s lap dog.” People who ought to know better deserve whatever they inflict on themselves. I just hope that future international leaders will be bright enough to learn something from Blair’s experience.

By: cwmackowski

cwmackowski — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:14:11 +0000

As an American, I just take it for granted that we have that special relationship with England. I don’t take England itself for granted, but I bet a lot of people do. However, I can’t even begin to imagine a world dynamic where the U.S. and England weren’t on cozy terms. It’s too bad that the Bush legacy, in all respects, will include that disastrous tendency to bully everyone, friends and foes alike. It has cost us SO much.