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Originally Posted by Eurosceptic Atlanticist
And defend her interests abroad. We have numerous territories and shipping lanes to defend.
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All that I can think about are a bunch of inconsequential little islands that with the possible exception of the Falklands aren’t worth the effort, and Gibraltar that will soon be a part of Spain anyway as we all become a single USE.
As for the shipping lanes, get real.
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Originally Posted by Eurosceptic Atlanticist
It's in our interest to have US troops here.
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Having the US forces in Britain makes us a target for any aggressor intent on attacking the US especially if we continue to put up with their radar outposts here and in the rest of Europe, radar that forms a part of the US defence shield and does Sweet Fanny Adams for us or Europe.
The idea that the US would come galloping to our aid if we were in danger was blown out of the water with the outbreak of WW2 where with the exception of selling armaments to both sides the US did nothing for us alone until they were given a bloody nose at Pearl Harbour.
We actually have far more to thank the Russians for than the US, had it not been for Hitler going after the USSR in the (correct) belief that he had crushed Britain he world have had his forces invade us and the US would have done NOTHING.