Before you start hammering on the british for lacking testes ... who is our best ally in our current wars? Who stayed with us in Iraq, even though it was distasteful, and actually FOUGHT in that war. If you look at casualties from Iraq, the brits continue to bleed, though at a slow rate, and they continue to help us.
Same in Afghanistan, etc. The Brits are one of the few countries left that, right or wrong, have the cajones to send their troops into harms way. And the Tommies are tough customers when it comes to a fight, or so I have heard.
There is a major disconnect between their military prowess and their civilian softness, I will admit, but don't discount them totally.
Britain was once the most powerful nation in the world, the little island that ruled the waves. They are still our best ally and a good friend to have in a dangerous world.
