The Europeans, conservative and liberal, generally rightly regard America as a nation purveying a “least common denominator/mass”
culture with undue emphasis on personal profit at the expense
of family, amd of quality (McDonald’s could have never sprung up
in France for example) .

Europeans test higher in knowledge about the world, eg
its geography, its political systems,its varying philosophies.
Even European countries with a reputation as decadent
(Holland and Sweden for example) have stronger family units
than America.

You are simply a comparatively uneducated, naeive Europhobe of the type which Europeans understand allows their government to intrude clumsily and dangerously throughout the world.

Throughout his political career he made speeches asserting that if England warred with Germany it would not be at the cost of the loss of its Empire. Hitler of course made no secret of his Anglophile
leanings and opposed the “Left” in his Party which argued for
a permanent alignment with the Soviet Union against the “decadent
UK” (it was, it needed America to bail it out) These latter openly
called for a politics which would help reduce British influence
throughout the world. Hitler though admired the Empire and
considered the Brits racial kinsmen who should keep it.

The UK had a strong political contingent, right and left ,calling for
compromise with Germany which in retrospect would have helped
maintain their power in Egypt and India for example.

Churchill ‘s anti-German biases harmed England, harmed
Europe, harmed Germany.

I know this is a lost cause, but I will try one more time. The Europeans don’t like us because they are jealous of our power and wealth. They are none of them and I repeat none of them afraid we will invade their countries. When they need us to save them they will come to us again knowing we will do our best to help them. And if you ask any of the Europeans if they would like to come to the US to live they would jump at the chance.

I have never heard of anyone so down on the US and it policies as you are. Do you like anything about this country?

And please, please, I beg of you, quit quoting the Guardian (bastion of the leftist world).. They are worse than the NYT. Can I be more insulting?

So just a quickie list of Empire members that bailed out during those two periods would be fine> Happy hunting.

Actually you probably have a complete list in your head, so just jot em down.

would you please list the countries that were in the British Empire when Churchill took office that were not still in it when he left office?

See, I don’t think you know what you are talking about. So, list ‘em.

How DARE she or any other politician think they “know more” about military operations than those that are on the ground, those that talk to the soldiers IN Iraq????
One has to wonder if Hillary has any clue as to what an ass she sounded like and how…

BRAVO SIERRA

We can all read. No need to give a recount!

Meaning AJ is in that state of denial along with dear leader. And having taken his measure on Bush, I seriously doubt Strata would admit Bush failed if the time period purportedly given Bush ended in failure which it will.

AMA055131

Bush never wavers? Sistani made Bush waver on the limited
caucas style phony election process Bush intended initially
for Iraq which would have left it as a US puppet state.And we
do not have a great economy but one which has continued to
replace good jobs with service industry jobs.

Karig

A private who talks out of line in Iraq gets used for fodder
on dangeorus missions. All anti-war soldier bloggers were
shut down two years ago. Orders were given by superiors not
to question the war effort. Most troops are ensconced in safe
quarters and rarely see the real anarchial Iraq. Still , multitudes
attend Murtha rallies.

Flopping Aces

Churchill lost the British Empire, the US picked up, unfortunately,
much of its slack.
Bush brought foreign insurgents TO Iraq and the insurgency has
only grown numerically in three and a half years. Then again,
America hasn’t tamed the streets of its own lawless metropoli
yet.

Barbara
We are already worse than the laughing stock of the world, we have
been voted the most dangerous nation in the world, the second
most dangerous being our albatross “ally,” Israel.

Bush will go down in history as the president who succeeded in portecting this country from its most dangerous enemies in spite of the overwelming obstacles put in his path by his opponents. Lincoln is regarded as one of our greatest presidents but he was extremely unpopular during the civil war. And remember the country’s attitude about Harry Truman. Everyone felt he was ineffective after Roosevelt and feared he was not strong enough to win the war. The press kept calling him “that haberdasher from Missouri”.

We must win in Iraq and we must do something about Iran and North Korea. These nut jobs cannot be allowed to have nukes. They are a danger to world. We need to be more aggressive in Iraq and finish this job quickly. If we fail in this endeavor we will lose more than just a small war. We will become the laughing stock of the whole world. I do not understand why the democrats do not understand this. And another thing is in my opinion we have given the media permission to control our actions. We have given them too much power and they have abused it for their own agenda.

We have a bunch of Neville Chamberlain’s and not enough Winston Churchhill’s in this argument. Churchill understood you could not negotiate with evil. You cannot negotiate with those who wish to make you submit or die as the terrorists inside Iraq …