John Ward July 5, 2010 Daily Beast, moral cowardice, Thaddeus Russell idiot, UK needs new friends.

Yeh, but what’s in it for us?

There’s a piece posted today at The Daily Beast. It’s by some bloke with a morality disablement called Thaddeus Russell.

It represents perhaps the best expression of complete and utter self-interested spineless fear ever to come out of the US. It is in fact from the same stable as the rhinocerous-skinned US commander based in the UK at 7/7 who immediately ordered all his troops to get the Hell out of London.

If ever you wanted a vindication of the Slog’s view that the US is a great country (but the worst ally you could ever have) I urge you to read it….and then read the comment thread. No matter which side of the Israel/Gaza argument you’re on, this article and the response to it will appall every person who cares about the defence of freedom.

I don’t see why I should be depressed alone.

But the bottom line is, the UK needs new trading partners – and new allies. Because trust me, the US is heading isolationist at the speed of sound.

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lenko on July 6, 2010 at 8:56 am

For the life of me, I cannot see what your objections are to this article. I certainly couldn't read "spineless fear" into Russell's words (though the comments were the usual mix of stupidity and more stupidity).As an historian, he is commenting on the violence and wide-spread death which America (with British help) has inflicted on the Middle East with its constant meddling.It isn't news to say that all the blood on American hands has been spilt miles from home, so the US can continue its pampered way of life. And it isn't a new thought to imagine that one day the violence might be widespread on American soil.The Americans are daily more and more paranoic. But that doesn't mean that others aren't out to get them. And they have only themselves to blame.

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