Britain's Greatest Foe, Ever: George Washington
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Which is why Churchill pleaded with Washington to aid them, hence Lend Lease was born. Without that assistance, Britain doesn't cream the Nazis, not even close.
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I have to agree with a few others that it seems like an odd choice. If the question is "Britain's greatest foe", as it says in the headline, I would think it should be Hitler. If the question is Britain's "most outstanding military opponent", as it says in the body of the article, I would think it should be Napoleon. As much as I have the greatest respect and admiration for George Washington, he was no match for Napoleon on the battlefield, IMHO.
The George Washington debater won the day in the end. Not to take away the brilliance that was George Washington, but i don't think he deserves top.
A big part of our history and traditions are based around the napoleon era and napoleon himself. So my vote goes to him.
A big part of our history and traditions are based around the napoleon era and napoleon himself. So my vote goes to him.
I wish you could insult people on this forum!!!!!!!!!
It's wasn't lend-lease, but cash and carry. Lend-lease was when the US entered the war. It help the US as much as it did Britain. Canada at that time was much more important.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_and_carry_(World_War_II)
Tell me something if Britain was capable of defeating Germany on her own, why did Churchill desperately want to bring the USA in? Why didn't Britain launch assaults on Europe on her own? Why couldn't Britain supply herself instead of asking for US aid?
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Yes, Britain was, like in WW1, our navy would have cut them off. Because the UK wanted US weapons production, that the UK couldn't do because it was being bombed. Britain did commando attacks and support freedom fighters in Europe. We all know the UK hasn't been able to feed itself for over 100 years.
Really you talk like the US saved Britain from been taken by the Axis.
I see that what could have been an interesting debate has degenerated into parochial dummy spitting.
Britains greatest foe? - arguably William of Normandy. He successully invaded and re-defined 'Britishness' forever.
No, long live normandy!!!!!!!!!!!!
American program, I wonder why the expert swords man Napoleon, lost to a 6'4 brooser, like Washington in a sword fight?
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Sir, you STILL have not acknowledged that Winston Churchill asked for this aid, and so I will provide you WHY Churchill wanted this aid:
Passages were in bold... obviously Churchill felt they couldn't "cream" the Nazis without US aid
Sir, you STILL have not acknowledged that Winston Churchill asked for this aid, and so I will provide you WHY Churchill wanted this aid:
Passages were in bold... obviously Churchill felt they couldn't "cream" the Nazis without US aid
There is more than one way to skin a cat, I wasn't even talking about military victories.
But it was Churchill asking for help from a English speaking USA, that had used the British economic system to building the biggest economy in the world. So thus Britain creamed all. The British ideals.
I am willing to admit Britain need help and asked the US for it. But you must admit that it was Britains right to ask for it and the US's duty to give it. After the US was founded by Britain. The same hold true over the Falklands.
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Our duty to give it? The same duty that obliged Britain to grant Canada its independence after its service during the World War?
No, it was our duty to FREE PEOPLES who were threatened by NAZIS to do it, to the Jews and political prisoners... not because a long time ago we were a colony of Britain. If that were the case, our debt was repaid in the FIRST World War when Britain was mired in stalemate.
Our duty to give it? The same duty that obliged Britain to grant Canada its independence after its service during the World War?
No, it was our duty to FREE PEOPLES who were threatened by NAZIS to do it, to the Jews and political prisoners... not because a long time ago we were a colony of Britain. If that were the case, our debt was repaid in the FIRST World War when Britain was mired in stalemate.
Canada helped Britain in both world wars.
You are right is was your duty to help free peoples, you didn't, Britain and Canada did. It's not a debt, it's defence of the nation that gave you your language and ideals, that's what the Canadians understood, the Australian, the South Africa and New Zealanders, even the Indians.
The US wasn't slow in helping the UK in the 2nd opium war, but you took 2 years to join WW2 and 3 to join WW1. Wars Britain would and many say should have stayed out of, but didn't to defend those free peoples of Europe.
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