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Old 23-07-2010, 09:09   #58
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Re: Wot No Screaming About Cameron's Gaffe?

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Originally Posted by Mr Angry View Post
I'm neither seeing nor hearing things. As per your own quote:

"I think it is important in life to speak as it is and the fact is that we are a very effective partner of the US but we are the junior partner," he said.

"We were the junior partner in 1940 when we were fighting the Nazis."

Your interpretation differs from many others - that is your right.
Let me explain why by replacing "we were" with who Cameron was meaning by "we"

"The British were the junior partner in 1940 when the British were fighting the Nazis"

Would any of you be so kind as to explain how that can be interpreted as "the British played second fiddle to the US during fighting with the Nazis" especially when the US didn't start fighting the Nazis in 1940?
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