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Maybe we need a new special relationship...
God no. French are the pettiest most arrogant cunts in the world.
The British will want something even if the rest of Europe agrees and France will argue about fish.
I know Brits like to joke about the French but I like France. And they're a pretty similar country to the UK from a geopolitical standpoint. Both countries have their own nukes, both are permanent members of the UN Security Council, and both have very similarly sized populations and economies (both have about 68 million people, while Germany has 83 million people).
So maybe France is a natural European ally for the UK. And of course France is right next to the UK.
France with a completely serious hat on is most of the reason the UK is as pro US as it historically has been. They've tried to block or impede our involvement with practically every European project, leaving us with little practical alternative.
And the reason this happened is ironically because they fear letting us in with let the US into Europe
Yes they should be.
But fuck they are the pettiest people in the world.
I'm not saying they aren't a close ally, they are. I'm not saying we shouldn't work with them more, we should.
But we aren't going to have a close relationship with them because they can't stand us or anyone else really.
Long term I feel like Germany is a much closer ally. Culturally they act much more similar to us. France only act closer militarily which is where the main focus of that relationship should be.
Canada, nz and aus should also be kept as closest allies.