There is no denying that Gordon is not as fond of the americans than tony was but I believe that we should stay friends with the US. After all, the US are the most powerful country in the world. If we combined friendship with eachother closer, we would be unstoppable. Do you think it was wise of gordon to shun george bush almost immediately after taking over?
2007-07-19 05:13:08 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Why not? He lives in a free country and ours is supposedly a free one too. He has a right to his opinions. Not all Americans and American politicians like Bush and they aren't really worried about it. Why should our British allies have any special concerns?
Edit: PNAC Penelope, have you ever heard "Pride comes before a fall"? Btw, Partnership for a New American Century is one of the Think Tanks DESTROYING the US and what it stands for.
2007-07-19 05:16:04 · answer #1 · answered by The Doctor 3 · 7⤊ 4⤋
Did he? It may have been a big deal over there, but it hasn't been reported here, so no one here knows about it.
It think Gordon was elected, in part, because he appears to be less of a friend to us than Tony, so it only makes sense that Gordon keeps up that appearance. I'm sure when it comes down to it that he's just as much a friend as Tony, but he certainly can't make it look like he's our buddy or in the present political climate in the UK, from what I've read here, he won't last too long. Don't worry about it, Bush has gotten worse from many of his own countrymen.
2007-07-19 12:19:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Gordon Brown is certainly not anti-American and as far as I know, spends many of his holidays in New England. The anachronism that is George W Bush, together with the neo-cons, will be gone in a couple of years; they've had their day! Irrespective of whether the Democrats or Republicans win the next presidential election, Gordon Brown, and Britain's relationship with th U.S. can only become heathier.
2007-07-19 12:53:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gordon is playing the political game they all take part in, no big deal. Although he might have liked Blair to simply fall back into obscurity instead Blair is now the number one envoy to the Middle East. Bush had a little bit to do with that and Gordon really wants the limelight on himself now that he's living on Downing Street.
2007-07-19 12:33:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes in some way Gordon Brown was right. It didn't do much for Tony Blair backing Bush. If fact the labour supporters drop Tony Blair because he backed Bush. The slogan in the UK press was "Where Bush now Tony" your so called pal!
2007-07-19 12:19:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
Thank God Brown had the guts to do what that spineless little poodle Blair should have done in the first place!
If America is so powerful and everything then let it go to war on its own - why the hell should we waste UK taxpayers' money holding Bush's hand in Iraq and getting ourselves attacked by terrorists for our efforts?
2007-07-20 04:20:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
He did not insult them ,he simply defined the change in leadership by stating a change in the way he thought over what Blair surmised to what he [brown ]knows.Brown is a man who deals in facts not speculation .Britain will discover in the next year or so what a shrewd thinker brown is.
2007-07-19 12:33:18 · answer #7 · answered by joseph m 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Does insulting anyone or group a way to have a healthy conversation? It's not a way to win friends or influence people.
You draw more flies with honey than with vinegar
2007-07-19 12:21:14 · answer #8 · answered by golfengineer3 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Since when did not sucking up to a country become an "insult". As long as the bush dinisty continues with its inflamitary foriegn policy its best that the uk finaly shows that is its own country with no disrespect, the uk is not the 51st state of the United States and the government of the uk should represent its people and its diverse views. If this means a bit of distance from certain US policies thats fine with me. And what do you mean by unstoppable, sound's like imperialism to me. That is quite scarry.
2007-07-19 12:22:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋
Insult the Americans ? how was that an insult ?
How many times has this President shown disregard for our own PM, even after he supported him through this illegal war, and put the lives of the british public at risk, not to mention our soldiers who are dying every day in Iraq and Afghanistan ?
2007-07-19 12:25:14 · answer #10 · answered by Papa Dom 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
yeah, he insults americans... and has a potential international crisis on his hands with Russia (don't think anything will become of it, but still). way to go Gordie! way to make friends on that island allllll by yourself. i don't want the US and Britain to lose any of its friendship or bond. it's been there for a loooong time. and i believe because of it's friendship, the world has been a better place. ol' Gordie needs to apologize and be a part of the West. not the way i'm sure many of you Brits woulda liked for him to start his term.
2007-07-19 12:26:35 · answer #11 · answered by jasonsluck13 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋