‘Another American win – just like the War of Independence’
Saturday 12th June 2010, 11:29AM BST.
ONE American islander rates today’s World Cup match between England and the USA as the biggest clash between the countries ‘since the War of Independence’.
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I would vote the war of 1812 as the last conflict of note between the States and England until this match with the British sacking Washington and burning the White House as the top play of the game.
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Po Boy.
With the mouth used by that tribunal about the oil spill in the gulf; The USA is back on top-
For unbelievable insulting behaviour.
They at once pick on those who are more polite and more rational.
For goodness sake the affair wasn’t planned, these things happen.
Might as well say that everything that is against normal happenings are guilty.
Napalm bombing, the Alaskan oil affair. the murder of of innocents.
Get off your very high horse America, and realise that you are no innocents when it comes to worldly catastrophes,
They are doing their best, your heckling makes you undesirable as a friend, and as an Alli- well I would think twice before I agreed to that last bit.
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To Catch a falling star..
Whatever it is you are smoking, I want some to
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Well said catch a falling star, and very true
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I was always taught that the American War of Independence was one of the greatest British victories of all time- a bunch of ex-pat Brits who fought against a German King employing German mercenaries- what would you call it?
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Hepzibah
You hit nail on the head– er” hey hang on a bit, it wasn’t Brits that were out there, sorry you got a little mixed up
They were mostly Saxons, a few Kilts, Welsh of no consequence.
So it was cousin against cousin and has always been the way between Jartmany and England.
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