Pretty sure there were (are still, in all probability) plenty of people in The State Department who are none too keen on Limeys either, judging by the dip clear hoops one had to jump through to get a UK Mil aircraft in and out of the USA.
Admittedly the hoops seemed to disappear quite quickly when ASCOT OPs were presented with The Bahamas as an alternative to entering The USA direct from Curaçao at 6 hours notice...