Gentlemen, I am dismayed by the remarks made by my british friends. The only one I'll respond to is the suposition as to whether we would or would not provide support and assistance in the event of a terrorist assault on Britain of the same magnitude as 9-11. I speak as a umpteenth generation american who's roots are traced back to a graveyard in England in the 1600's. We'd be there before the dust settled. Period. End of transmission.