MOD: Has announced the name of the UK Soldier that was killed on Wednesday in Afghanistan, the Soldier was “ Lance Corporal McKee from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment ”. Our thoughts are with the family of Lance Corporal McKee.
A look at the Politics of the United States and the UK. The Foreign Policies of both countries and how they behave in the International Community.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Appeasement and the EU
Guardian: Reports on the failure of the EU to support a UK and French plan for a No Fly Zone in Libya, the article states the following on the EU meeting, “… ghosts from the 1990s of division, appeasement, and impotence when Europe failed to halt the fighting in former Yugoslavia. ”. It seems EU leaders never learn from history, the people of Libya want freedom and they will be killed for wanting such a right, the UK and France should show up these weak appeasers, use their own military might in enforece a No Fly Zone, make EU look weak, really show up Germany as toothles, at this rate Gaddafi will win and Iran will get the bomb and the world will be in a lot more dangerous place, Israel will see from a weak EU and White House that for its own defence it will have to strike the nuclear facilites of Iran, the rest of the world has learned nohting from the tradgegy of Bosnia in the 1990s. In one way it’s the fault of former UK PM Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush, the world is afraid to take action after the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but at least these leaders stood up, the Coalition PM David Cameron has tried but he has been let down by a weak Obama Administration and toothless EU.
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The US Secret Service and Ronald Reagan
Telegraph: Reports that the US Secret Service Radio communicatoin at the time of the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt has been released after thirty years. This is an important piece of historical material folks, 1981 was the year of assassination attempts, in Egypt, Rome and Washington. Its one of the great Ifs of history if Reagan had died that March day in 1981 would the USSR still be around, would Eastern Europe still be under the control of Moscow, would the US have won the Cold War. One can argue and this blog does argue that without Reagan the world would have been a very different place, there would have been no President Gorbachev, the selection of Gorbachev as General Secretary was based on the need to counter Reagan, thus with no Reagan and Gorbachev no end of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall would still be up, Eastern Europe would be under the control of Moscow, the freedom of 1989 would have been a dream. Thus thank God that Reagan survived, the world owes much to this great President.
The Force of Mother Nature - Japan
The formidable power of mother nature was shown today in Japan, the destructive power that man has yet to master, the US through President Obama has stated the following, “ "Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the people of Japan, particularly those who have lost loved ones in the earthquake and tsunamis. The United States stands ready to help the Japanese people in this time of great trial. The friendship and alliance between our two nations is unshakeable, and only strengthens our resolve to stand with the people of Japan as they overcome this tragedy. We will continue to closely monitor tsunamis around Japan and the Pacific going forward and we are asking all our citizens in the affected region to listen to their state and local officials as I have instructed FEMA to be ready to assist Hawaii and the rest of the US states and territories that could be affected." The messages of sympathy have also come from the UK and around the World. Lets us pray for Japan in its our of need, lets consider those that died today, those who have survived but lost everything, lets us be awed by the power of nature herself.
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