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Generally agree, but two thinks strike me:

1. Suez Canal: UK, France, and Israel attacked Egypt for control of that. This stopped very quickly once the USA threatened to turn off the money, and by some measures marks the point where the British Empire became obviously a paper tiger.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis

2. Iraq/Afghanistan and Americans pretending to be Canadian: yes, I remember this too, but this time Europe and Canada are worried about taking the role of "target", so it hits harder.

The USA can only be trusted by its allies* once again *when we are confident the USA won't turn against us, your allies*.

* NATO and EU definitely; and I assume similar feelings in Japan, Philippines, Australia, South Korea etc.

>>ben_w+(OP)
Kinda overlooking the fact that Lester B Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in Canada's efforts to lead a neutral force to force peace in the Suez Canal.

>>dlesli+ybd
Interestingly, as a British person, I've never heard of Lester B Pearson before your comment. Possibly for the same reason it took me so long to find out even a single negative thing about the British Empire: the UK not wanting to talk about anything embarrassing in its history.

For anyone else interested in learning more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson#Role_in_Suez...