Who would u rank in order of military importance? not ethnic alliances or EU considerations only or unconditional support--eg if Aussieland is considered a close ally but simply does not have mass to be a significant military in large large wars and hence would be disqualified, e.g UK & Australia could not have countered Germany and Japan.

Are you asking this question as it pertains to the past, or current day, or both?

 

Current day as I think Britain is where the cold war will start again.

 who how and why do you see a division of nations leading to a new cold war

cold war? who in europe wants to defend themselves?

 

How about the hot war Europe is pretending their not in? Muslims conquering Europe with population bombs, as Europe sleeps and pretends it isn't happening. Will Europe look like Lebanon in 50 years?

 

You Americans are hypocrites when it comes to immigration. 12 MILLON ILLEGAL Mexicans live in your country. They do far more damage to your social system then the muslims here. Look at all the free health care they are entitled too, look at all the criminals who commit murders and what not, look at all the jobs they taking from the Americans, thus, bringing wages down for the population.

I don't know about the monetary assessment, but the French Riots looked a whole lot more hurtful than what the 12 million illegals here do.   You got to remember most of these people are underground and working, keeping a low profile.  Furthermore, All 12 million are not Mexican.   Furthermore, even if they were what is the % of 12 million vs 300,000,000?   Small.   what's the current pop trend in France, spain etc of Muslim/arab births to non muslim/arab.   Immigration as well.  at any rate....

 

Important allies for the US in Europe is pretty much all of them though.   I don't see any falling out of line either.   Sure we have our differences when times are peaceful and that's ok, but I see the EU shifting more towards the US than away.  Japan and Australia are obviously hugely important close allies.  

 

My feelings have always been give me UK, Australia, Canada and Japan as allies and I'm happy.    We're close, we are for the most part quite trusting of one another, and we're all powerful in our own right.

 

Though there are several others who I could put up there...Israel, Denmark, South Korea, Poland etc etc etc...I just don't think they fall in the same category as the 4 I've said above, though they're good allies imo.

"You Americans are hypocrites when it comes to immigration. 12 MILLON ILLEGAL Mexicans live in your country. They do far more damage to your social system then the muslims here. Look at all the free health care they are entitled too, look at all the criminals who commit murders and what not, look at all the jobs they taking from the Americans, thus, bringing wages down for the population."         Well now i suppose that all those "Radical Muslims" attending a mosque in downtown London, and shouting kill Tony Blair,and Jihad to UK,and turning soon the UK into the Crusades again,are helping your case? I would bet there may be a few living in the USA who would still shout Jihad,or perhap's even Heil Hitler,and maybe even the N-WORD,but i will bet you that they will not be "Turning our streets into Baghdad,Auschwitz,or David Duke on TV!!!".    And i would agree that allowing "12,000,000 illegals" carrying out our garbage,or mowing my lawn,or depressing my wage, should not be happening while even "One Real American" is still outta of a job!.  The difference is with the UK and France "You will be needing a whole lot more Grave Diggers!!!"      And as for who should be with the USA? Well if i was Europe i would be putting all my spare change with NATO,well since if those in Europe would remember "The Warsaw Pact is now gone because of it!".

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UK looks keen on supporting Hamas and Hitzbollah against Israel.

 

PM directs that no one shall use phrase "muslim terrorrist".

 

So muslims are "freedom fiighters"?  Muslims are UK biggest ally.

 

 

 

France and UK have conducted together several operation like Suez in 56.

 

Collaboration is at highest level

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There is exchange of top executives in both MOD and also at operational level.

Only French and US have access to some level of secret in British defense

 

UK also has trusted enough France to have big dependancies in weapon procurement from the french and have allowed France to purchase key British defense assets.They have obtained garantees from us.

Also our armed forces are very similar in size, equipement, quality  and missions, and also complementary.

Our strategic national interest are common as former empires with lot of oversea territories, democratic nations, a worlwide diplomacy and the will to exist facing new challenge like India or China, to preserve our foreign assets and investment.

Indeed UK lack of strategic equipement and have to benefit of USA assets OR French as a secondary provider.

If France would not cooperate with UK, UK would fell immediately in a vassal position to USA.

 

UK has the permanent challenge to choose between USA and France as its main ally.

And benefit of both with the competition.

Of course French dreams UK break the link with USA and that we could invest in more common equipement and assets.

We would have liked UK to purchase M51 and Rafale (or a new common UK.french fighter) instead of Trident and F35.

 

For internal Europe policy and economic issues, Germany is France key partner.

 

In my personal adress book, there is much more UK executives than German or Italians.

 

 

 

Well this turned into another f*** fest fast.

Englands oldest ally is Portugal, I believe.

Wouldn't it be Denmark on account of the last Anglo Saxon King, Harold, being supported by the Danes?