James Farrar wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> James Farrar wrote
>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>> Ayatollah of rock 'n' roller wrote
>>>>> The Natural Philosopher wrote
>>>>>> News reader wrote
>>>>>>> Runge11 wrote
>>>>>>>> yes, forgetting what your own country is doing to the
>>>>>>>> rest of the world. Take a mirror and look at yourself.
>>>>>>> Yeah the U.S. doesn't help the world out at all.
>>>>>>> We saved France from becoming Germany.
>>>>>> Russia actually.
>>>>> I also think you'll find that the British army also helped a bit here and there
>>>> Nope, without the yanks they wouldnt have lasted long.
>>> Sorry, I lost track. Were we talking about World War I (UK declared
>>> war on Germany 4th August 1914, US declared war on Germany
>>> 6th April 1917) or World War II (UK declared war on Germany 3rd
>>> September 1939, US declared war on Germany 11th December 1941)?
>> That particular bit was about WW2. The dead giveaway is the reference
>> to Russia which was never at any risk of becoming Germany in WW1.
>> Without the yanks, the british military system wouldnt have lasted for very long.
> Two years, three months, then.
Nope, it wouldnt have lasted that long without the yanks.
> (And if you're referring to Lend-Lease,
Nope, there was plenty of assistence before that that saved the english bacon.
> that didn't start until 18 months after the War).
Pity about what preceeded it.
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