Is there really a special relationship between th US and the UK?

Answer 1

Yes, the people of both countries speak relatively good English.

Answer 2

Hells bells mate.. our joint history goes back into the 1600,dreds when the Quakers left these shores to found America!. whey hey! There has always been a tie between the nations, something which others envy and others despise. I for one know that if it wasn't for our allies the Americans we would most likely be talking German or worse Russian by now!..

You may scoff and intimate that the US only came into the war once itself had been attacked by the Japanese at pearl harbour.. The fact is even before that the Americans where saving our souls with ships loads of war material and food in which this country could not have survived.. It was always going to be the case that American would come out of the war virtually unscathed and well on the way to becoming a super power!.

The special relationship stems from years of interactions economic and political between the two great states and has endured difficult times and its not always been plain sailing!, nothing ever is ! there have been some really difficult and trying times between us. .America had a conniving influence in the break up of the British empire!. just after the WW2 and actively sought to diminish the British influence in the far east and pacific regions also When the UK and France went to war over the Suez canal .. circa 1956, the US didn't support the UK and France and in fact did everything it could to fraught the European adventure into Egypt!. The result was economic melt down with the pound sterling and French frank! loosing much of their values on the international money markets! - this brought the Brits and the French to their economic knees and the short war ended in humiliation for Britain and France.

It can be said that what goes around comes around and the Brits got their own back on the Americans when they refused to be drawn into the Vietnam war. Since then things have been quite settled between the two nations and unless something really untoward happens are likely to stay very close allies for the long term future.

Answer 3

Actually, as an American. I believe that the inhabitants of one of the two countries speak relatively adequate English and "hit ain't where I live, neither'. But the UK and USA share a common belief in personal freedom born before but originally expressed in the Magna Carter and fully explored and expressed by the French philosophs. So, IMO, all three of these countries should share the ambition to see other nations achieve a similar state of freedom. Further, there are British (and French) citizens who feel a debt of gratitude to the USA and, because some of these have been politically successful, there may be times when the UK does 'more than what some understand to be proper' when supporting the USA.

Some of the responders here need to grow up! They are evidenced by the quality and content of their 'contributions'.

Answer 4

The Britiish are one of the few nations that seem to like the Americans. I have met many people here in London and they all like the USA even when they are critical of him.
I think if you do your research you will discover that when the US was gaining it's freedom form the British in their revolution , many Britains supported the American colonies. The British have always loved freedom and Britain at that time was not a free democracy. So there is no resentment among the British.

The problem is that both nations get involved in other countrys' affairs when it is really none of their business.This is partly down to a wrong-headed belief that they can do good . They never see the truth that interfering always makes things worse.
But there is a barbaric and ruthless streak in the Americans that I do not see in the British. In time maybe this will alienate the 2 nations. Britain's future now anyway is with Europe. It is time for a leader brave enough to see this.

Answer 5

you're perfect, Obama will end it. It by no skill must have existed contained in the first position. enable's be frank; Brits hate human beings more beneficial than they hate the unconventional muslims who've infested their us of a. human beings have ultimately realized this, and we no longer trust the Brits as we once did. we've considered you burning and pissing on our flag. we've heard you calling us terrorists. You and Shamnesty global have made it very clean that you're not to any extent further, and possibly by no skill were our "allies". you imagine we are run through the Jews? lol, there's a strong reason Brits continually help the ragheads: your us of a is infested with them. They administration you. in case you do not do what they prefer, they're going to call you all racists, salary jihad, and kill you, LMAO. follow the French, and something of the Eurocunts. You DESERVE one yet another!

Answer 6

President Blair fancies President Bush

Answer 7

It's funny that you ask that, on the UK news the other day someone made the statement that the US and UK have a "Monica Lewinskish" type relationship. Doesn't sound good does it?

Answer 8

They both share a common history in which both slaughtered the aboriginal peoples of the lands they conquered. The Anglo-Saxons, a Germanic people slaugthered most of the Brittons on the British Isles before finally settling and becoming somewhat civilized only to have all the crazy religious freeks flee the wrath of the monarchy to settle in the "new world" only to repeat the crimes of their anscestors on the "Indians."

Answer 9

An interesting question, to which the short answer is: Yes, but it means different things to different people.

The term was originally coined by Winston Churchill during his 'Iron Curtain' speech at Fulton, Missouri in March 1946 (another example of Churchill's phraseology passing into general usage). He used it in the context of the Anglo-American wartime relationship, which had carried over into peacetime (despite the election of a Labour Government in the UK IN 1945).

The Special Relationship essentially sprang from the situation during World War 2, when it became clear in 1940-41 that the strategic interests of the USa and the UK had converged. A German victory in Europe would ultimately threaten US security, while both the USA and UK had reason to fear Japanese expansionism in the Pacific and South East Asia. Both during and after World War 2, there was a marked degree of closeness in Anglo-American relations, with close consultation and cooperation on diplomatic, political, defence, intelligence, technological and atmoic/nuclear issues. This was underpinned by the actual and perceived degree of cultural and historical similarity between the two nations, expressed most obviously in their common language. Churchill himself had written a 4-volume work during the 1930's (not published until the 1950's) entitled 'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples', and this pretty much summed up his attitude.

In the post-war period, both the USA and the UK had much to gain from continuing close relations. In the UK, the USA had a valuable ally in Europe, which also acted as a strategic base during the burgeoning Cold War with the USSR. For the UK, there was a measure of military protection, plus access to advanced technology and intelligence under various sharing agreements. Also, importantly, the US provided significant economic aid, particularly in the immediate aftermath of the War.

Most commentators have views the Ango-American Special Relationship as something of an 'up and down' process, with frequent 'infidelities' on both sides. While the Special Relationship has often been criticised on both sides of the Atlantic, times of crisis or international tension have brought it to the fore, and the emphasis on USA-UK closeness is usually more prominent during periods of diplomatic or military crisis or difficulty.

Ultimately, however, the Special Relationship has always been one of unequal partners, a trend which has increased over time. Since 1945, the UK has become less important economically and militarily, and its global presence has been run down. Meanwhile, the US, despite its difficulties, has become the world's unchallenged superpower, economically, militarily, technologically and even culturally. While British Governments have attempted to exercise a restraining or moderating influence on the US, this influence has waned over time, while continued UK access to US technology and intelligence has to some extent been dependent on support for and compliance with US policies. Hence, while it is possible to emphasize the continuing closeness over the past 60 years, it is equally possible to emphasize the points of tension - eg Suez 1956; Vietnam in the 1960's, Wilson's ending of the 'East of Suez' presence between 1966 and 1968; Grenada in 1983; the US bombing of Libya from UK bases in 1986, etc.

Since 2001 and the US-led War On Terror, Anglo-American relations have been defined by the willingness of the UK to participate in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, even when international opinion has been unfavourable. The UK, however, has for long been stuck in the position of having to decide between Europe and the US. As a member of the European Community since 1973, the UK has experienced difficulty in reconciling its position as a European state with its position as one of America's closest allies. This is a contraidction which increases with time, although UK actions since 2001 would suggest that the choice is to support the US even at the expense of the European position.

Answer 10

Yes, much of the Eastern US used to be colonies of the UK, but during the revolutionary war the US declared its independence and formed a separate government.

Since then the US has bailed the UK out of two major wars and protected it from the communist menace during the cold war.