Post: Are the British more sceptical than the Americans?
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05-03-2011, 08:10 PM
#1
+tA.Daisho
Crumpets and tea?
However the current news does present an interesting question.
Over the last 48 hours I've noticed a significant difference in the reactions of friends in America compared to friends in England regarding the amazing news.
While my British friends pick apart the news and question its validity our American counterparts welcome in and celebrate the news.
Interesting enough one of my american friends commented on a Facebook status with "there is proof, go watch Obama's speech". Well if Obama says so it must be right. Right? Anyway what does everyone else think? Are the brits just more suspicious or?
05-03-2011, 10:31 PM
#29
Man of Steel
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Originally posted by Cudder
If the U.S. hadn't joined the war the Russians would have fought Germany into a stalemate but not before England lost all its territories in Africa, the Suez mainly. And since when have Americans taken full credit for WWII...
Our population was smaller than Japan, our land mass was smaller than Japan. We held off the Germans on land, sea and air to protect our nation and would have held out for longer as well. You had to A-bomb Japan twice. Well played.
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05-03-2011, 10:32 PM
#30
NeedaLifeSoon
Retired Life
Originally posted by I
They sure did, we didn't fight it for years before that and technically win it at the Battle Of Britain.
Please do not start a debate that you are obiviously ignorant about.
Read any non American history book concerning the facts about the war2 before you start spouting off.
It was a combined effort , but could not have been won without American entry and military supplies.
Please explain how there were as many American battle deaths in the European theater during their 3 yrs active involvement as total British battle deaths during their 6 year fight.
And the Russians lost more soldiers in WW2 ( over 10 million) than all of the rest of the European combatants combined. And that does not include the 13 million Civilians killed by german regular infantry in Eastern Russia.
The Air Battle over Britain was a heroic effort, greatly aided by the use of radar, and the spirit of the civilian population, But Hitler never had the naval equipment for an invasion and wanted to isolate England while attacking Russia. He may have succeeded in his attempt there if the Italians weren't so incompetant.
Anyway , everyone has bragging rights for the defeat of Hitler in WW2, but don't start knocking down American contributions to that war effort or its efforts since..
05-03-2011, 10:38 PM
#31
TheRandomGuy128
Hates Grammar Nazis
Originally posted by Man
I wouldn't say we British are more sceptical, we just accept that our politicians are full of shit and don't believe them.
We thought Blair was Bush's bitch when he blindly followed him into the Iraq War. We thought Brown was a complete and utter **** up and to top that off, we couldn't tolerate anyone in the last election so two candidates with not enough votes for either one to be elected decided to team up use their combined power to kick out Brown.
It sounds like a Michael Bay movie. Two helicopters go in, one suffers a technical failure and crashes. The troops decided to go rest of the way on foot and blow up their own helicopter for security reasons. They raid the compound, find the bad guy who uses a woman as a human shield. The bad guy, being uber powerful needs an extra ass kicking so it takes two bullets to kill him. They take the body, do the fastest DNA testing in recorded history (or they grabbed David Caruso off the set of CSI Miami to do it) and bury him at sea.
Total time, less than a day.
It's why I am still waiting on Osama's new video, saying he trolled America.
We thought Blair was Bush's bitch when he blindly followed him into the Iraq War. We thought Brown was a complete and utter **** up and to top that off, we couldn't tolerate anyone in the last election so two candidates with not enough votes for either one to be elected decided to team up use their combined power to kick out Brown.
It sounds like a Michael Bay movie. Two helicopters go in, one suffers a technical failure and crashes. The troops decided to go rest of the way on foot and blow up their own helicopter for security reasons. They raid the compound, find the bad guy who uses a woman as a human shield. The bad guy, being uber powerful needs an extra ass kicking so it takes two bullets to kill him. They take the body, do the fastest DNA testing in recorded history (or they grabbed David Caruso off the set of CSI Miami to do it) and bury him at sea.
Total time, less than a day.
It's why I am still waiting on Osama's new video, saying he trolled America.
I said the exact same thing when someone on the shoutbox said that the helicopter went down and and they rushed in and killed everyone in side but I went as a comparison to say they stole the scrip of mw3
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05-03-2011, 10:48 PM
#33
Man of Steel
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Originally posted by TheRandomGuy128
I said the exact same thing when someone on the shoutbox said that the helicopter went down and and they rushed in and killed everyone in side but I went as a comparison to say they stole the scrip of mw3
I don't play the CoD games, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if they decided to rip off a game or movie in some sort of hoax.
05-03-2011, 10:59 PM
#34
TheRandomGuy128
Hates Grammar Nazis
Originally posted by Cudder
Because we're the only ones in Iraq we can take credit, because U.S. forces killed Osama we can take credit for that, and because we have 90,000 troops in Afghanistan opposed to Englands 9,000 id say we can take the glory from that too.
You do know the Royal Marines are in iraq right?
I remember back in 2001 they were the ones looking for bin laden and I used to watch the military channel a lot and they even sent in SAS squads up there so no the americans aren't the only ones out there
EDIT: I decided to research and apparently they pulled out from Iraq on may 2009 but they are still in afghanistan
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Originally posted by Man
I don't play the CoD games, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if they decided to rip off a game or movie in some sort of hoax.
well I have to agree with everything u said though I don't believe bin laden is dead yet like some one said when ppl got Saddam Hussein they Showed EVERYTHING even the hanging and now when they catch the number FBI most wanted and the leader of al quaeda not even one picture pops up?
05-03-2011, 11:20 PM
#36
Cudder
Read My Mind
Originally posted by I
So America killed Osama? Wheres anyones proof. I'd also like to see the truth behind the mission and see who trained your Navy Seals /facepalm . But let Obama and America have his moment of glory and leave everyone else out who fight everyday.
You may have more troops in Afghanistan but you don't do anything compared to our Marines & Paras.
But i'll let you take the glory just like everyother British person out there will as you've always claimed you done it all but honestly you've done nothing. Think of it as a gift from Americas only true allie in the world. My opinion is biased but Americans opinions takes it to a whole new level.
Americans do take full credit all the time, they use it as an insult to us by saying we'd speak German if it wasn't for you, when the truth is the Americans were ****ing assholes about joining and helping, even though we jumped into action in the far east to assist America and help keep our colonies there aswell.
You may have more troops in Afghanistan but you don't do anything compared to our Marines & Paras.
But i'll let you take the glory just like everyother British person out there will as you've always claimed you done it all but honestly you've done nothing. Think of it as a gift from Americas only true allie in the world. My opinion is biased but Americans opinions takes it to a whole new level.
Americans do take full credit all the time, they use it as an insult to us by saying we'd speak German if it wasn't for you, when the truth is the Americans were ****ing assholes about joining and helping, even though we jumped into action in the far east to assist America and help keep our colonies there aswell.
I don't care if kids on the internet make fun of you im talking about people in political power. Nobody in American politics has ever taken that stance. We weren't assholes about joining either, I don't recall one time when military aid wasn't given to you. We could've just ****ed Japans shit up and left you to lose your colonies along with the French.
Let me explain British involvement in Afghanistan for you. Basically, you along with a bunch of other countries are a part of NATO and are diplomatically obligated to send in troops to aid in Afghanistan, that's why you only sent in 9,000 troops. Meanwhile we're fighting a war on terror which is political priority number one, opposed to your forced involvement in the middle east.
We're not your only true allie either, if anything I should be making fun of you for your allies **cough**Cromwell**cough**
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