Britain and its relationship with the US

A lot is being made of the recent comments by British ministers who have suggested changes in the relationship between the US and UK. Somehow there has been panic over those comments because they are pointing towards dialog and multi-lateralism. It wasn't that long ago that US also believed in those ideas so just because the Bush administration is afraid of them doesn't mean that the US is against them.

We've seen what good a lapdog does for the relationship, making it weaker and serving no benefit to anyone, so there should be no problem at all with Gordon Brown taking a fresh look at how the two countries interact and moving it back to where we were in the not so distant past. It's a healthy conversation to have and instead of running in fear, as the Bush people are doing, we ought to embrace this update that will help us all grow. There should be no need to make excuses or apologies...this is the way grown adults behave when they talk and have dialog. This is how friends behave with each other.