Poll: [If] England and America just went to war...
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We're still connected to the UK. We're not ruled by them, but we're still tied with them. Their queen is still our queen, and our laws (believe it or not) still have to be passed by the crown. We use a "Prime minister" and the United States use a "President"-- the title isn't just different to sound different, the difference is actually in the amount of power they hold over the country.martin said:
It's not much more, but it is more than just "tradition".
England or Britain as if it's just england then go for it as long as scotland don't get invloved. Chance of them going to war pretty tiny as they have been cooperating pretty well for a good long while now and we would hardly start the fight...
By 'England' I'll assume you mean the UK to which I'd answer I'd go for England (either way I'd go for England being English I was just being pedantic) however don't America use us as a big carrier for their nukes anyway so we've got plenty of munitions... This is all hypothetical of course because of binding agreements, NATO, UN etc.
Not exactly. The revolution sure, but the reason for the colonies victory was more due to...yami0333 said:
1. Britain still trying to recover from other wars and were dealing with other things
2. France's involvement
3. A lot of brit's going awwww **** this, it isn't worth it.
as for the war in 1812... well if Britain pretty much dominated that war if memory serves me but they weren't getting away without causalities and once again both countries decided killing each other probably wasn't the best of idea. Although the most well known American victory didn't take place till after the war ended... and we only won because we had the help of pirates. True story. Most Americans i know either consider it an American victory... cause you know. It's all how you spin it and we didn't get reconcoured soooo yeah. Although i believe it's more commonly accepted to be sort of a draw although i don't know how the British feel.
As for the question at hand... no one wins and being an American obviously i side with myself and either move somewhere else or become a protester. Either way I'm not staying in NY and wait for the nukes to drop on me. I don't think a lot is going on in the Dakotas, i'd probably move there. But really, how can anyone think that this wouldn't end in both countries destruction? GB will end up underwater with the resulting fallout giving everyone in Europe super cancer while most of America will remain relatively unscathed but the government will be in shambles and industry, economy and anything worth it would essentially be destroyed. This is provided the fighting is between America and the UK only. If it escalates then all i can see is a bleak nuclear winter and hope that my cancer ridden body doesn't kill me in a painful way and essentially most if not the entire rest of the world would be in the same boat. At the very least the climate shift would kill most people anyway except those who have an odd mutation that would help them survive. In which case, me a normal human would have to give up my place in history for the new uber humans that come later >_>
I'd say America, for the simple fact that we invented awesome.
I mean, we invented the atomic bomb, with some scientists thinking it could ignite the earth's atmosphere, and we said, "Meh, lets go ahead and do it."
On a more related note, we fought this war once already....
We even crossed a frozen river to come mess England up...on Christmas.
So yea, we got this war thing pretty figured out. As for EU rising as one and winning, the logistical nightmare that would raise would seriously undermine its effectiveness. I mean, what language do you give the orders in? Whose orders do you follow, your own officers, or a foreign officer of higher rank?
I mean, we invented the atomic bomb, with some scientists thinking it could ignite the earth's atmosphere, and we said, "Meh, lets go ahead and do it."
On a more related note, we fought this war once already....
We even crossed a frozen river to come mess England up...on Christmas.
So yea, we got this war thing pretty figured out. As for EU rising as one and winning, the logistical nightmare that would raise would seriously undermine its effectiveness. I mean, what language do you give the orders in? Whose orders do you follow, your own officers, or a foreign officer of higher rank?
As an American I'd be seriously concerned with how things escalated to the point where we're fighting a pretty strong ally from recent history. In this case, no matter who "wins", we both lose.
Lol despite the fact I would have to support my own country we would be so screwed. America would just overwhelm us with numbers and resources. Why would we go to war anyway we are more similar to Americans than most european countries?
That's kind of sweet, in a way :3warcraft4life said:
This is an unfair thread. England wouldn't stand a chance against the U.S. Besides, England isn't exactly a military powerhouse anymore. As far as allies go? The world's leaders aren't stupid, they would stay far away from the Brits. Not because they dislike them but engaging the U.S. in a full out war is suicide. Europe vs U.S.? The European leaders would abandon England in a heartbeat. China makes billions off the U.S. and Japan too so you can forget about eastern allies (even though japan doesn't have a military to speak of). So overall England may have a couple of middle eastern countries who have the balls for a real war. And Libya, fuck, we can't forget that superpower (sarcasm).
Sorry if I offended you (the reader) but this is how most countries would react.
Sorry if I offended you (the reader) but this is how most countries would react.
Being "British" is a hard one to justify. I'm Scottish and... well... I'm somewhat shocked to say it but im going to agree with u on this one. I don't want nuke damage near me.Yosato said:As a British person I don't want to see England nuked to hell, so I'll be on the side of my country
On the other hand I can imagine many Welsh, Irish and other Scots would happily help America give England their "Just Deserts" as long as nukes were off the menu.
Ireland's been collectively neutral after we realised we're shit at any form of organised combat
Well according to the NATO charter, an attack on one member is seen as an attack on every member of the Alliance...
Each side would be fighting themselves!!! [/troll logic]
Each side would be fighting themselves!!! [/troll logic]
I would be very interested in what Australia would do,since we were originally a British colony, but Australia has a very strong alliance with the US. if they were to go to war I would hope that we would remain neutral but if that wasn't an option we would probably side with Americans just because they have a stronger and larger force.
The crown passing the laws is a formality, done for like I said, traditional reasons. The Governor general doesn't have the authority to decline giving the royal seal, and they have to listen to the Prime Minister.Stammer said:
The UK has no official power over any Canadian processing.
The Governor General is kept around because Canadians like having a Queen.