UK ‘still special to us’, says US defence boss Ash Carter
PENTAGON chief Ash Carter today declared the “Special Relationship” alive and well despite the challenges posed by Brexit.
Pentagon chief Ash Carter today declared the “Special Relationship” alive and well
In a speech in Oxford he went out of his way to praise the close and unique ties between Britain and the US stretching back 75 years to the depths of the Second World War – and repair damage caused by Barack Obama’s intervention when he urged Britain to stay in the EU.
The US Defence Secretary also pledged the US-led coalition will this year “put ISIL (Islamic State) on a path to the lasting defeat it will surely suffer and richly deserves”.
He described UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon as “my very good friend” and said: “The United States has no closer or stronger ally than the United Kingdom.”
The inherent logic of our countries’ special relationship still stands
Dr Carter said he would prefer Britain to stick with Brussels.
But he said Britain and America face common challenges including Russian aggression, Islamic State and North Korea’s nuclear menace.
Dr Carter said he would prefer Britain to stick with Brussels
The Pentagon boss, in Britain for a UN peacekeeping meeting, said: “The inherent logic of our countries’ special relationship still stands – economically, politically, and militarily. That was true the day before the Brexit vote, and is true today.”
Britain tonight announced it is sending an extra 100 soldiers to the UN mission to South Sudan taking its presence to 400.