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Why keep falling for it then?
the UK is being laughed at
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Rusty Nails
Country Member
Aah, the old "I'll let them think I'm stupid" trick. My mistake, you're far too good at it.
deptfordmarmoset
Über Member
World leaders playing dump the chump.
winjim
Welcome yourself into the new modern crisis
glasgowcyclist
Über Member
icowden
Squire
Indeed. It's noticeable that he still thinks the tousled haired tramp look works at world statesman level.
I wonder if anyone has told him that actually it just looks like he's the bloke now living in his car after that office party...
Rusty Nails
Country Member
It goes without saying that Johnson is an a*sehole, but the UK is a major contributor to NATO and should not be left out because of hurt feelings by some in the EU.....if that is the real reason. This is too important for petty politics.
PS. Just read that it is an EU leaders' summit meeting, and Johnson, as he wanted, is not an EU leader so his absence can be justified in a petty sort of way.
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deptfordmarmoset
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Beebo
Guru
Funny how Biden has been invited. Is he an EU leader now?
Rusty Nails
Country Member
I would have thought that, as the main funder and de facto "leader" of NATO, he would be the guest of honour.
As I said, a rather petty point not to invite Johnson. I normally am happy to see Johnson get snubbed but in this case they should be thinking that the country is a major contributor to NATO and forget about the personality of the man. We would be criticising him like mad if he had snubbed Macron in a dinner for the POTUS and European leaders.
Ian H
Legendary Member
How many US troops are permanently stationed on EU soil?
Fab Foodie
Legendary Member
An excellent example of how others see us these days...a perfect example of latter-day British exceptionalism....
I'm not so sure. You are right about Britain being fairly important within NATO, but with years of defence reviews leading to cutbacks British influence must have waned quite a lot. Conventional forces have suffered due to the expense of the nuclear deterrent. The RAF is quite a force to be reckoned with, but deterring Russia requires a significant army presence, and an army just over twice the size of Belgium's will, I reckon, not put Putin off much.
More importantly is Johnson's reputation for dishonesty, which is fresh in the memories of anyone who had anything to do with Brexit. He simply cannot be relied upon.
The scruffy appearance of Hair Johnson doesn't exactly make you proud to be British either.
winjim
Welcome yourself into the new modern crisis
As a brief comparison, Russia has lost more tanks in Ukraine than the British army has tanks.
