tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post116750103280309214..comments2023-09-13T09:59:36.013+01:00Comments on snowflake5: Britain finally pays off American Debtsnowflake5http://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-1167761280003651062007-01-02T18:08:00.000+00:002007-01-02T18:08:00.000+00:00Read the terms carfullly...it's very interesting!Read the terms carfullly...it's very interesting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-1167663102745432702007-01-01T14:51:00.000+00:002007-01-01T14:51:00.000+00:00Interesting. I have linked to this as a number of...Interesting. I have linked to this as a number of people have recently commented to me about a theory (of Niall Ferguson, prominently, I believe) that the US deliberately bankrupted Britain during the war in order to emerge as the pre-eminent world power and with Britain out of the way of its access to Middle Eastern Oil. Not much of a special relationship, then as now.Political Umpirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025804183639479675noreply@blogger.com