On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:36:26 +0000, Graeme Wall
wrote:

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"Brian Watson" wrote:


"Clive Coleman." wrote in message
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Dare I suggest that we buggered up Suez by having such a ridiculous
plan in the first place.
I know exactly where you're coming from and I whole heartedly agree with
you, but that doesn't change things. Our trying to take back the Suez
canal was a half baked idea, and was opposed by the Merkins who threaten
to bring us down financially if we didn't do as they said,

...by insisting on repayment of our War Loans...

Rather more direct, they deliberately started selling Sterling on the
international currency markets to devalue the currency.


it was no special relationship then,

That IS the special relationship.


The Special Relationship is a British political fantasy, the Americans have
no concept of it and don't know what we are talking about.

Didn't some old-school politician once compare the "special
relatonship" with that between a prostitute and her client ?

In message
Charles Ellson wrote:

On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:36:26 +0000, Graeme Wall
wrote:
[snip]

The Special Relationship is a British political fantasy, the Americans
have no concept of it and don't know what we are talking about.

Didn't some old-school politician once compare the "special
relatonship" with that between a prostitute and her client ?

Sounds like it should be a Churchill witticism, but he is probably the only
British political leader to have had a genuine special relationship with an
American President.

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