This from DoDBuzz....
“It’s been three years [since the arms export treaty with Britain was proposed]. At this point we are losing patience,” she says he told her. Pass the treaty, “if you want our soldiers to stand with yours and have the right technology.” Blakey spoke with Fox Sunday night at a dinner for senior U.S. government and industry officials.Read the whole thing but I am struck by the sense of entitlement. Yes you are an ally. Yes you are important. Yes we want your assistance and value our alliance..but WHAT THE FUCK!
If you're losing patience then carry your behind down the road. You're trying to have two lovers...the US and European Defense Industries and Britain is ignoring the fact that theft of intellectual property is a real threat. They wonder why we won't allow access to the source code on the F-35 and then talk about having a joint aircraft carrier with the French...the same French that are famous for industrial espionage and the same French that are selling high tech arms to Russia.
The UK needs an enema...they're seriously losing it.