War

[Schumi]

There's no chance of that happening. The Irish-American lobby would go ape ****, the EU would go ape **** and I doubt it's even an issue for the yanks in the first place.

[pete]

Originally posted by Shed End John
Simple, if we were to rub the Yanks up the wrong way, and they decided to cut any and all trading ties with us, how do you think that would affect the Irish economy, seeing as America is one of our two biggest trading partners?? Britain being the other.

Not possible. Heard of something called the World Trade Org? Do you think the US would risk a trade war with the UE just cos they have to use another airport?

Interestingly the US almost sent a rite to the WTO so they could block something like 4billion worth of french imports but backed off when they realised the French already had a similar case lined up against the US - Even dubya isn't stupid enough to start a trade war with no winners.

[Shed End John]

Originally posted by pete
Not possible. Heard of something called the World Trade Org? Do you think the US would risk a trade war with the UE just cos they have to use another airport?

And how would that ever happen? Ireland is a small, two-bit player in EU terms. They're NEVER going to bend over backwards on our account.

[Macy]

Originally posted by Conor74
Macy, if you thought Churchill, of all people, was going to give up NI, of all places, and leave the Unionists, of all communities, fend for themselves in a United Ireland....then...then...we differ in opinion... We were neutral because it was a bit soon to be fighting with the British after the War of Independence and the Economic War.

Well that was the offer on the table, and all that would've been needed was some kind of treaty backed by the yanks....
The whole not fighting with the Brits thing is a cop out - it was fighting Hitler and the Nazi's, and Facism in general not some imperal war.... For starters when that offer was made the Yanks were fully involved....

For once I'm not just having a pop at FF for the sake of it, simply highlighting yet more inconsistencies....

[Macy]

Defo, just wait for hell to finish freezing over first....