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Wedding renews U.S., Britain 'unbreakable' bond
American interest in Britain’s upcoming royal wedding is a reflection of the historic bonds the two countries share. Winston Churchill first coined the bond a “special relationship.” The phrase has been renewed throughout the years, but like any relationship it has had it’s ups and down.
AM’s Kiran Chetry traces the two countries’ friendship and diplomacy. When did it begin and at what moments did it fade? Kiran talks to historian David Woolner of the Roosevelt Institute and former British Prime Minster Gordon about the “unbreakable” relationship.
Special courtesy to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library for access to original correspondence between FDR and King George VI.
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As the images that accompany this story show, this so-called "special relationship" has largely been a matter of US military might being placed in service of what remains of the British Empire. Even in the Middle East and Afghanistan, the US seems to be picking up where the British left off in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
As George Washington observed, "a passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils."
Nobody cares about the royal inbreds getting married. Most brits hates Americans. Americans need to wake up.