Hmmm. Looked at from another perspective, we were the only thing that stopped them slaughtering one another for 200 years.
Exactly. So why did we leave?
Big mistake for all concerned.
11-22-2017, 03:11 PM
Burney
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Originally Posted by Peter
Exactly. So why did we leave?
Big mistake for all concerned.
Because the Americans had us by the balls and were squeezing to ensure we dismantled the empire as quickly as humanly possible.
11-22-2017, 03:15 PM
Peter
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Originally Posted by Burney
Because the Americans had us by the balls and were squeezing to ensure we dismantled the empire as quickly as humanly possible.
Hmmmmmm....I think it was also no longer paying its way. The 20th century was hugely eating into the profits of empire and escalating the costs of defending it.
11-22-2017, 03:17 PM
Burney
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Originally Posted by Peter
Hmmmmmm....I think it was also no longer paying its way. The 20th century was hugely eating into the profits of empire and escalating the costs of defending it.
Oh, sure. We were going to leave anyway. The disastrous haste with which we did so was dictated by the yanks, though.