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The history of the battle for control of the Suez canal dates back to the reasons for its construction. The British Empire, desperate for easier shipping routes to India, opened the canal in 1869. The canal runs through the then British territory of Egypt. After the second world war, many old British colonies began to fight for their independence. When India won its freedom in 1949 it signalled the end to an old world order, the old European colonial powers were no longer in charge of the world, the USA and the USSR were the new superpowers. The conflict also has a root in the establishment of the Israeli state in former Palestine in 1948. The final nail in the coffin of the British empire came when General Nasser, president of Egypt, attempted to nationalise the canal so that profits derived from its use would go to the Egyptian state rather than into British and French coffers.

2007-02-06 06:25:53 · 11 answers · asked by nazilover1488 2 in Politics & Government Military

A large conspiracy surrounding the outbreak of hostilities has only recently been uncovered, the British, French and Israeli governments colluded to invade Egypt. The Israelis would invade on a security pretext before the British and French would come to the region in order to 'protect' their interests in theatre.

In military terms, the Anglo-Franco-Israeli force defeated the Egyptian army. The defeat for Britain and France came in the form of international politics. By the time of the conflict neither country was the dominant power in the west, and pressure from the U.S. (due the fact that Washington was unwilling to condone the Anglo-French actions while condemning the Soviet actions in Hungary) forced a UN ceasefire upon the region. The conflict formed a turning point in world politics, no longer would Britain and France have a free reign around the world.

2007-02-06 06:26:25 · update #1

to Hello, we were already sending you food and ammo and weps, just like we did for the ruskies. Not to mention the large number of flyers that joined the RAF to fight and the escorts for the convoys we gave.

2007-02-06 06:48:43 · update #2

11 answers

Because they dont like our clean teeth?

2007-02-06 06:28:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5 0

YES, The USA won the Revelutionary War and the War of 1812 and we are more intelligent
and have a stronger military and had to bail them out in WWII.

2007-02-06 06:58:41 · answer #2 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0 0

Of all the reasons the Brits may have to be mad at us, you're telling me it's about the Suez canal?

Well, that makes me feel better. I wasn't even born then. It couldn't possibly be my fault....

2007-02-06 06:36:17 · answer #3 · answered by DAR 7 · 1 0

Did you know that some people in chechoslovakia hate some people in Mongolia?

yea, this guy from mongolia stole a family in chechoslovakia's monopoly board game in 1713...

Thats how WW2 started. It was all conspiracy. Hitler enslaved the Jews to cover it up.

2007-02-06 06:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by Corey 4 · 1 1

It's all in the media portrail...media spins the US to be a cowboy nation that doesn't give a darn about the world. In addition, we have politicians in the US that talk bad about us abroad.

2007-02-06 06:34:06 · answer #5 · answered by Cato 4 · 1 0

Duh !!!

Could it be that we are p'd off with having to clear up your mess time after time after time whilst you go on and on about helping us out in WW2 ... as if you joined the War then solely to help us rather than the truth of the matter being that USA joined WW2 because of what happened at Pearl Harbour....?

Could it be because you keep killing us instead of fighting WITH us in this recent terrorist conflict in AFGHANISTAN.. or WORSE STILL... withdraw 77% of your US troops leaving a grossly under-mannerd and under-resourced UK/NATO trrops on the ground to sort your mess out for you yet again, whilst trying desperately to keep one eye on the terrorist, and one eye on US troops with t trigger happy finger...?

Do you want me to go on....?

2007-02-06 06:33:22 · answer #6 · answered by Hello 3 · 0 1

brits are too busy chasing skirt to care.

yeah Baby Yeah!!!

2007-02-06 06:31:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

United States is becoming uncompromising.

2007-02-06 06:32:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

i don´t like your name. think about it, it´s not funny!

2007-02-06 06:37:19 · answer #9 · answered by Lizzy 3 · 1 0

Is this the way you treat your allies boy????????????????

2007-02-06 06:30:19 · answer #10 · answered by robert m 7 · 3 1

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