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Tare dezamagiti trebuie sa fi fost cei care asteptau o racire a relatiei dintre SUA si Marea Britanie. Premierul Gordon Brown a fost gazduit duminica si luni la resedinta presedintelui american de la Camp David si chiar înainte de a sosi la Camp David a tinut sa precizeze ca este atlantist, si mare admirator al spiritului american. Brown a reafirmat ca ca relatia cu SUA este unica, cea mai importanta relatie noastra bilaterala a Marii Britanii si a vorbit despre datoria pe care lumea o are fata de SUA. 

As prime minister I want to do more to strengthen even further our relationship with the US. It is firmly in the British national interest that we have a strong relationship with the US, our single most important bilateral relationship.

We should acknowledge the debt the world owes to the United States for its leadership in this fight against international terrorism.
Gordon Brown 

Nu vom mai avea parte de efuziuni de simpatie personala precum cele care au definit relatia Bush-Blair. Presa britanica a observat ca Bush i s-a adresat pe numele mic, Gordon, premierului britanic, in timp ce acesta a tinut la eticheta adresându-i-se liderului american cu domnule Presedinte. Important este ca axa civilizatiei occidentale, relatia Washington-Londra, va continua sa functioneze, spre dezamagirea multora.

Merita citite:

Update (21 august): We cant defeat terrorism without unity (Con Coughlin, Daily Telegraph)
The ugly spat that has broken out between the American and British military establishments over precisely what has been achieved in Basra does not bode well for the wider campaign against Islamic terrorism. If the two most important allies in the war on terror cannot agree among themselves over tactics, the long-term chances of the military campaign achieving its ultimate objectives get slimmer by the day.

Britain faces Iraq rout says US (The Times)

Update (10 august): "Forget Irak, think Afghanistan" (Con Coughlin, Daily Telegraph)
O opinie mai sceptica, care subliniaza incercarea lui Brown de a se detasa de razboiul din Irak si nemultumirile pe care aceasta "evadare" le provoaca la Washington…

Mr Brown's apparent lack of interest in Iraq's post-Saddam fate is threatening to provoke a serious rift in transatlantic relations.

BRITAINandAMERICA.com: Brown and Bush bond at Camp David
FT: Brown to delay Iraq troops decision
The Times: Brown invokes Churchill as he stresses 'shared destiny' with US 
The Daily Telegraph: Gordon Brown: We are at one in fighting terror
Le Figaro: Bush-Brown, deux tempéraments pour une même alliance

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The Heritage Foundation: The Bush-Brown Camp David Summit: Will There Be a Shift in the Special Relationship?

VIDEO:  Brown, 'the humorous Scotsman'

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