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It would seem the British were 'assisted' with parting with their empire by the US: "...an ambitious geopolitical agenda hatched within President Franklin D. R
by digitalengineer 13y ago
It would seem the British were 'assisted' with parting with their empire by the US:
"...an ambitious geopolitical agenda hatched within President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Treasury and aimed at eliminating Britain as an economic and political rival".
http://www.amazon.com/The-Battle-Bretton-Woods-University/dp/0691149097 http://www.amazon.com/The-Battle-Bretton-Woods-University/dp...
- api 13y agoMaybe we can dump our empire on China. Bonus: they'll think it's a good thing.
- gadders 13y agoThey are already building their own in Africa.
- zhemao 13y agoYeah, minus the enormous military expenditures and political meddling. They're going about building empire the smart way: a way in which no one even realizes they are building one and they can pull out at any time without far-reaching political repercussions.
- zhemao 13y agoYeah I don't know about that. Chinese governments have historically never been quite keen on owning overseas empires in the same way that European powers have.