I agree. The most damning thing I heard on this was a story about the military planning in the US after 9/11. During the practice roleplaying in the state depar

I agree. The most damning thing I heard on this was a story about the military planning in the US after 9/11. During the practice roleplaying in the state department, in advance of its diplomatic efforts, the staffer 'playing' the UK ambassador was told to say or do whatever he thought would ingratiate him the most to the US. As insulting to the UK as that is, I can't actually think of an example which would suggest they were wrong. However, on the last point, true it is a rounding error, but ten million here, ten million there, if you're not careful, after a while it will add up to real money.