Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg questions US ties

[Kevin_Kennedy]

NICK Clegg, the party leader dominating the British election campaign, has refused to rule out a push to be foreign secretary in a coalition government.

And in unusually strong language for a prominent British politician, the Liberal Democrat leader also urged greater independence from US foreign policy and a more demanding European attitude towards Israel yesterday.

Mr Clegg said Britain should no longer be "joined at the hip with our American friends", arguing that Britain's involvement in the Iraq invasion "was a war about Tony Blair and Gordon Brown doing America's bidding".

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg questions US ties | The Australian

The UK refusing to go along with any nonsensical policy the US engages in with other countries would be a very good thing for the rest of the world, in my opinion. Without their support we might be forced to be less reckless. Clegg seems to be a pretty decent candidate for the UK, and his stock has risen tremendously after the PM debates which he was largely considered to have won.

 

[uscitizen]

Ties are a stupid outdated custom.